My Hometown Heroes is accepting scholarship applications for the fall 2018 semester.

Applicants must be a young adult survivor of cancer between the ages of 17 and 39, reside in the United States, and be enrolled, or plan to enroll, with a community college, university or trade school.

Every year there are over 70,000 young adults between the ages of 15 and 39 years old who are diagnosed with cancer. Between the years 2016 and 2020, the cumulative student debt among this college bound population will be more than $5 billion.

Since 2011 the organization has awarded 56 scholarships to young adult cancer survivors from across the country with the goal of awarding $1 million in scholarships by 2020. 

The My Hometown Heroes scholarship application process will be open through Feb. 15 and candidates will be notified in June.

To apply, donate or find more information, go online.