Scholarships

Family Fellowship Scholarship Program

Basic Information

Responsible Agency: Foster Love

Amount: $60,000 scholarship for up to 5 years of undergraduate studies- budgeted for $12,000 per year

Timeline for Application: Open on Monday, March 4th, 2024, and closes on Friday, May 3rd, 2024.

Once closed, applications will not be accepted until the following year.

Can Spend On: Tuition assistance, housing, academic supplies, relocation, professional and career development, mentoring, wellness, study abroad, and other college-related expenses.

How $ is Awarded: Scholarship recipients are awarded their $12,000 allotment at the beginning of the fall semester which carries through the spring/summer semester of the following year or until annual funding is exhausted for the year. The scholarship is not a lump-sum award, rather recipients work closely with our scholarship coordinators to pay any outstanding balances directly.

Scholars are awarded a monthly living allowance for basic needs and can make requests for funding at any time.

For Whom: The applicant must be 18-23 years of age during the application year. Applicants aged seventeen (17) years old can apply with a guardian’s signature. Applicants turning twenty-four (24) years before June 1st of the application year can apply.

• The applicant has been accepted to or expects acceptance to an accredited, Pell-eligible college or other post-secondary institution, and is attempting to complete an undergraduate degree.
• The applicant graduated with a high school diploma or GED, or is currently a high school senior, with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 or higher. If currently attending college, a 2.5 CGPA is also required.
• The applicant is a citizen of the United States of America.
• The applicant has lived in foster care while living in the United States.
• The applicant had either (a) lived in public or private foster care for the twelve (12) consecutive months leading up to and including the applicant’s eighteenth (18th) birthday; OR (b) was adopted or placed into legal guardianship from foster care after the applicants thirteenth (13th) birthday, OR (c) was orphaned for at least one (1) year at the time of Recipient’s eighteenth (18th) birthday.

The goal of this program is to create a family-like environment for scholars as they embark on their college journey. Scholarship recipients are budgeted $12,000 a year in scholarship funding. There is no specific amount that has to be spent per expense category, rather the funds are applied to where it’s needed the most for scholars.

SchoolHouse Connection Scholarship

Basic Information

Responsible Agency: SchoolHouse Connection Scholarship

Amount: A SchoolHouse Connection Scholar Will Receive:

• $2,500 Scholarship Award
• One-on-one support from SchoolHouse Connection Staff
• Three All-Expenses-Paid Trips
• Support from SchoolHouse Connection Scholars
• Opportunities to Engage in State and Federal Policy Advocacy

Timeline for Application:

• January 4, 2024: Application Opens
• June 1, 2024: Application Closes
• First Week of August 2024: Applicants Notified

Can Spend On: Flexible funds that can be used for anything related to your education.

How $ is Awarded: To be Announced

Students are Eligible If They:

• Are currently residing in the United States (undocumented applicants are eligible)
• Were born on or after June 1, 2004
• Are beginning college (four year, community college, or trade school) for the First Time in 2025 (not including dual-enrollment courses)
• Experienced homelessness in the last six years

The goal of this program is to create a family-like environment for scholars as they embark on their college journey. Scholarship recipients are budgeted $12,000 a year in scholarship funding. There is no specific amount that has to be spent per expense category, rather the funds are applied to where it’s needed the most for scholars.

NSORO Foundation Scholarship

Basic Information

Responsible Agency: NSORO Foundation
All youth currently in foster care, aged-out, and emancipated youth are encouraged to apply.

Amount: Direct academic scholarships, executive-level coaching, mentorship, and workforce readiness programs for youth aging out of foster care nationwide.

Timeline for Application:

• December 1, 2023: Application Opens
• March 15, 2024: Application Closes
• May 31, 2024: Applicants Notified

Can Spend On: Flexible funds that can be used for anything related to your education.

How $ is Awarded: To be Announced

Students are Eligible If They:

• Certify that they are currently in foster care, a ward of the state, or eligible for ILP, having aged out of foster care as a young adult.
• Be a high school graduate or equivalent with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Have been accepted into an accredited, Pell-eligible college or another post-secondary school.
• We support youth ages 16-26. You must be under the age of 26 at the time you submit your application.
• Be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States.

One Simple Wish Scholarship

Basic Information

Responsible Agency: One Simple Wish

Amount: $7,500 Direct academic scholarship to 20 selected applicants

Timeline for Application:

• March 25, 2024: Application Opens
• April 19, 2024: Application Closes
• No applications will be accepted after 11:59 PM EST, April 19, 2024. No exceptions.
• Only applications completed and submitted through the direct form will be reviewed.

Can Spend On: Flexible funds that can be used for anything related to your education.

How $ is Awarded: To be Announced

Students are Eligible If They:

• Be at least 17 years of age and have either aged out of foster care, will be again out of foster care, or had a disrupted adoption.
• Hold at least a 2.2 cumulative high school or college GPA (whichever was most recent)
• Meet eligibility to receive federal and state financial aid and have already applied via FAFSA
• Have already been accepted to a community college, university, or accredited vocational school and be fully enrolled for the 2024/2025 school year.