Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
64
Days
June 1 2024
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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Youth in Foster Care Scholarship Fund

Description

The Youth in Foster Care Scholarship Fund provides assistance to young adults who have been in the New Mexico foster care system who want to develop marketable skills or continue their education at a post-secondary school. Applicants may be high school graduating seniors, recent graduates, those with a GED certificate, or an undergraduate in college. Students may attend a nonprofit or public educational institute in New Mexico or out-of-state. Applicants must also be a New Mexico resident for a minimum of one year. They must also be in the New Mexico foster care system for a minimum of one year. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 for high school; or have completed a GED program; or have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA in college.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkMinimum 2.5 GPA
  • CheckmarkMust be at least 17 years old
  • CheckmarkMust not be older than 21 years old
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of New Mexico

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Contact Dominic Garcia
Scholarship and Grants Associate
denise@abqcf.org
Tel: 505-883-6240
Fax: 505-883-3629 Address P.O. Box 25266
Albuquerque, NM 87125-0266