Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Many of these scholarships require application for federal aid.
The Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program
Fee Waiver for Nevada Foster Youth
Apply for a fee waiver online here
Foster Child Education Scholarship
The
Foster Child Education Scholarship is administered through
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada. Eligible applicants must:
- Currently
or formerly been a Nevada foster care dependent and was never legally adopted
or anticipate to be adopted
- Be a
graduating senior or obtain high school diploma in the State of
Nevada
- Have
significant financial need
- Have been
accepted to an accredited college, vocational program, and/or training
program
- Agree to
maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA for each semester receiving scholarship
funds
Applications
open January 15th and deadline to apply is April
30 Link:
Otto A. Huth Scholarship Fund
Otto A.
Huth Scholarship Fund is administered through Community Foundation of
Northern Nevada. Eligible applicants must:
- Be a
foster youth who are soon to age out of care or have already aged out of
care
- Apply for
the Huth Scholarship before the age of 21
- Initiate
their post-high school education at an eligible institution (university,
community college, business school, and trade school) in the United
States
- Begin
their post-high school education within 12 months after acceptance
- Have a
2.0 GPA
- Plan to
attend school full-time
- Agree to
maintain the minimum GPA requirement as established by the student’s chosen
institution and provide a copy of unofficial transcripts at the end of each
semester they are receiving a scholarship.
Applications
open January 15th and deadline to apply is April 15th.
Questions about your application? Contact the Community Foundation at info@nevadafund.org
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Foster Care to Success
(FC2S) Scholarship
Online Scholarship Guide