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February 22, 2010
CASEY FAMILY SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP & FOSTER CARE TO SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP
Qualifications
Applicants must...
1. Have been in foster care for one consecutive year at the time of their 18th birthday OR have been adopted or taken into legal guardianship out of foster care or upon the death of their parents after their 16th birthday OR have lost both parents to death before the age of 18 and not been subsequently adopted or taken into legal guardianship.
2. Be enrolled in or accepted into an accredited post-secondary program at the undergraduate level (university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute.)
3. Be under the age of 25 on March 31, 2010.
4. Have been in foster care or orphaned while living in the United States. U.S. citizenship is not required.
Deadline
Applications accepted January 1-March 31.
Submit
Application Process:
1. Complete the online application at https://www.orphan.org/sch/
2. You must also complete paperwork which you will receive via email upon successful submission of the online application - the postmark deadline is April 15, 2010.
3. You must submit ONE of the following along with the paperwork packet - the deadline is April 15, 2010.
* Written verification of foster care status from a social service agency or through court paperwork
* Copies of both parents' death certificates
* Copy of legal guardianship papers (must show you were placed in legal guardianship AFTER age 16)
* Copy of adoption papers (must show that you were adopted AFTER age 16)
Contact Info
Website: http://orphan.org/index.php?id=30
Email: scholarships@orphan.org
Posted by cle16 at February 22, 2010 02:14 PM
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