Grants For College » Grants for Foster Care Youth http://www.grants-for-college.com Free grants for college organized by state, minority, gender, disability, and more... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Washington Passport to College Promise Scholarship http://www.grants-for-college.com/washington-passport-to-college-promise-scholarship/ http://www.grants-for-college.com/washington-passport-to-college-promise-scholarship/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 20:01:30 +0000 admin http://www.grants-for-college.com/?p=356 If you are a Washington resident who is a former foster care youth, you may be eligible for the Washington Passport to College Promise Scholarship.  The Washington Passport To College Promise Scholarship requires that you have spent at least one year in foster care after your 16th birthday.  Applicants of the Washington Passport to College Promise Scholarship must be between the ages of 18 and 26 and must be enrolled or expecting enrollment at a two-year or four-year Washington technical institution or university.  For more information on the Washington Passport to College Promise Scholarship, please visit the Washington Council for Postsecondary Education web site.

]]> http://www.grants-for-college.com/washington-passport-to-college-promise-scholarship/feed/ 0 Texas Education and Training Vouchers for Youths Aging Out of Foster Care http://www.grants-for-college.com/texas-education-and-training-vouchers-for-youths-aging-out-of-foster-care/ http://www.grants-for-college.com/texas-education-and-training-vouchers-for-youths-aging-out-of-foster-care/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 19:17:00 +0000 admin http://www.grants-for-college.com/?p=308 If you are a a youth in Texas age 16 to 23 and are in TDFPS foster care, you may be eligible for the Texas Education and Training Vouchers for Youths Aging Out of Foster Care.  In order to qualify for the Texas Education and Training Vouchers for Youths Aging Out of Foster Care, you must meet the following criteria:

  • You must be between the ages of 16 and 21 with a high school diploma or equivalent and be attending a Texas public or private college that provides a bachelor’s degree or not less than a two-year program that provides credit towards an associate’s degree or certificate
  • You must be in TDFPS foster care
  • You must have aged out of TDFPS foster care, but have not yet turned 21, or, being adopted from TDFPS foster care after turning 16 years old but are not yet 21.

The voucher may be used at any Texas public or private educational institution that is accredited or granted preaccredited status.

For more information on the Texas Education and Training Vouchers for Youths Aging Out of Foster Care and other grants and scholarships in Texas, please visit the College for All Texans web site.

]]> http://www.grants-for-college.com/texas-education-and-training-vouchers-for-youths-aging-out-of-foster-care/feed/ 0 South Carolina Need-based Grants http://www.grants-for-college.com/south-carolina-need-based-grants/ http://www.grants-for-college.com/south-carolina-need-based-grants/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:20:19 +0000 admin http://www.grants-for-college.com/?p=291 South Carolina Need-based Grants are available to South Carolina’s neediest students.  In order to be eligible, South Carolina students must complete an FAFSA.  Foster care youth may receive the maximum award in addition to need-based grants funds specifically for foster care youth.  Students in South Carolina must be enrolled in at least six credit hours to be eligible for the South Carolina needs-based grants.  For more information on South Carolina needs-based grants and other grants and scholarships in South Carolina, please visit the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education web site.

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