Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by Adoption STAR, the Academic Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships to high-achieving high school seniors who were adopted or live in foster care. Applicants must possess good character, demonstrate high academic achievement and progress, have been adopted or in foster care, and be a high school senior with plans to attend…
Amount: Up to $2,000. About: Founded in 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), an association of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, has more than 400 chapters across the United States, Canada, and Europe. To date, AHEPA has awarded more than $2.2 million in scholarships through its AHEPA Educational…
Amount: $20,000 (over 4 years). About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation offers the Vincent Bennett Jr. Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman who is the child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter, who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Students who are majoring in engineering are…
Amount: Up to $12,000 per year (for up to 5 years). About: Offered by nonprofit Together We Rise, in partnership with the Fund II Foundation, the Family Fellowship Scholarship s intended to help propel foster care youth into higher education. Applicants need to be U.S. citizens between the ages of 17 and 23 and been…
Amount: $6,500. About: Each year, the SET Educational Fund provides scholarships to Michigan residents attending Michigan colleges. Applicants must live in Michigan and plan to enroll in or currently be enrolled in an undergraduate program at a Michigan college or university. Awards are granted based on financial need, academic merit, and community involvement. Eligible Grade…
Amount: $250-$1,500. About: The Southern California Mothers of Multiples Clubs (SCMOMC) offers annual scholarships to mothers of twins and twins themselves. Applicants must be twins, triplets or higher, or the mothers of multiples. Additionally, applicants must live in Southern California or Clark County, NV, and be a current of future student at a college, university,…