Imagine your child going off to college without the loving support of his or her family. Every year thousands of foster children aged out of the system will embark on the journey of going off to college. These children will attend college feeling scared, lonely and unsure of things. They do not have someone to give them moral support and listen to them when they have had a bad day. There is not anyone waiting back home to hear how school is going, send care packages, or love and support them.

Orphan Foundation of America supports and helps foster children attending college by sending care packages. What a wonderful way to... more

Nevada

Nevada ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program! You may qualify if: • You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. • You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen. • You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization after your 16th birthday.

Haley Jarolimek Independent Living Coordinator/Specialist Division... more

Idaho

Idaho ETV Program You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program!

You may qualify if:

You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization after your 16th birthday.

Lori Yellen IL Coordinator Idaho Department... more

New Mexico New Mexico ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program!

You may qualify if:

You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization after your 16th birthday. You have been accepted into or are enrolled in a degree, certificate or other program at a college, university, technical or vocational school and you... more

Oklahoma ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program! You may qualify if:

You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization after your 16th birthday. You have been accepted into or are enrolled in a degree, certificate or other program at a college, university, technical or vocational school and you show progress towards that... more

Texas

Texas ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program! You may qualify if: You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization after your 16th birthday. You have been accepted into or are enrolled in a degree, certificate or other program at a college, university, technical or vocational... more

Tennessee

Tennessee Hope Foster Child Tuition Grant

Go to website to get to find out more.

Tennessee ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program! You may qualify if: You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted... more

California Continued........

Child Abuse Prevention Foundation (CAPF) Guardian Scholars

Former foster youth exiting San Diego’s foster care system can apply for this scholarship.

Contacts: Kathie Ross Scholarship Director 858-278-4400 ext. 15 kathie@capfsd.org Stephanie Segal CAPF Guardian Scholars Coordinator 858-278-4400 ext. 22 stephanie@capfsd.org

AmeriCorps... more

California

Renaissance Scholars Program

University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC) Please go to the website to get more information.

California ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program! You may qualify if: You are 18, 19 or 20 years old. You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen You aged... more

Foster children struggle with the challenges of paying for college. I am starting a series covering each state on what scholarships, funding, and training is available for them. If you know of funding available to foster children that I have not listed please, email with the information at fostercareblogger@adoptionmail.com . This will be an ongoing posting. It is time consuming to research each state for benefits that they to foster children, so bare with me. I hope this can be a resource for foster parents to share with their foster children and start helping them plan for their future now, and not want to the last minute or when... more