Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
33
Days
July 21 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Academic plan or degree audit approved by academic advisor with registration for the next academic term
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
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One Family Scholarship Program

Description

The One Family Scholarship Program was established by the Massachusetts Legislature to assist heads of households in achieving their academic goals. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide the opportunity for a permanent path out of poverty through the pursuit of higher education. Recipients of this scholarship receive an integrated network of services through the non-profit organization, One Family, Inc., whose mission is to serve residents of the Commonwealth who are low-income and homeless, or have experienced homelessness within the prior year. Applicants must physically reside in Massachusetts for at least one year, as of the start of the enrolled term, with an intent to remain in Massachusetts consistent with Board of Higher Education policy. They must be enrolled in a certificate, associate's or bachelor's degree program at an eligible institution. Eligible institutions are public, private, independent, profit or non-profit postsecondary institutions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized to offer undergraduate degrees or certificate programs. The institution must be accredited and eligible to participate in the federal Title IV programs. Applicants must be maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with institutional and federal standards; qualify as a head-of-household, with children under age 18; and be at risk of homelessness, based on federal poverty standards, or have experienced homelessness within the previous 12 months. Applicants must also be an active participant of One Family, Inc., services and activities, including the Leadership Seminar program. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college or two-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted to single students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Massachusetts
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Massachusetts

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Academic plan or degree audit approved by academic advisor with registration for the next academic term
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact
Office of Student Financial Assistance
osfa@osfa.mass.edu
Tel: 617-391-6070
Fax: 617-391-6085 Address 135 Santilli Highway
Everett, MA 2149