Child Welfare Information Gateway contains information on college scholarships, vocational education, and tuition waivers. Some States and private organizations offer scholarships and tuition waiver programs to youth who have been involved in or were adopted from the child welfare system. Find resources for the available programs on this website.
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
Educational Assistance
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Foster Care to Success Sponsored Scholarships
This program is funded by organizations, individuals and families across the country, giving them the opportunity to help fund foster youths’ postsecondary education so they can achieve brighter futures.
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Horatio Alger National Scholarship
As one of the nation's largest need-based college scholarship programs in the country, the Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs specifically assist high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many programs are directed primarily to recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger Association seeks students who have exhibited determination, integrity, and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need.
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The National Foster Parent Association
The National Foster Parent Association offers scholarships to NFPA members whose birth, foster and US adopted youth wish to further their education beyond high school, including college or university studies, vocational/technical school or junior college.
Scholarships will be awarded to high school-level students who are graduating or getting their GED.
The parents, or adult, of a scholarship applicant must be a member, or join, the NFPA.
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The Orphan Society of America
The Orphan Society of America is committed to providing postsecondary scholarships to individuals orphaned by violence to fulfill their personal and professional goals of attending college, community college, vocational school, or a trade program.
OSA also works to help orphans of violence prepare for college by offering access and financial assistance to test prep services (for the SAT and ACT). If you are interested in these services, please contact Tarah Epstein Baiman, executive director, at tarah@theorphansociety.org.
