UCB Pharma Canada Inc. offers scholarships to students living with rheumatoid arthritis.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)

Sixteen students living with rheumatoid arthritis will be getting a $5,000 boost from UCB Pharma Canada Inc. aimed at easing the financial burden of the disease. The UCBeyond scholarship program will award eight one-time scholarships of up to $5,000 to people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and eight one-time scholarships of up to $5,000 to students diagnosed with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The winners must demonstrate academic ambition and use their scholarship toward postsecondary education.

"Receiving the UCBeyond Rheumatoid Arthritis Scholarship has allowed me to focus on my education without thinking about the cost," says Jessica Leyte, recipient of a 2008 UCBeyond Scholarship.

"This is a valuable program for students like me who are faced with a chronic illness and the physical, academic and financial challenges that come with it."

To date, UCB has awarded more than $245,000 for the allocation of almost 50 scholarships.

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