Adoption Scholarships & Grants

A assortment of scholarships are accessible for adopted youngsters.

A variety of scholarships are obtainable to individuals who had been adopted, the father or mother of an adoptive youngster or for these who have an curiosity in learning fields that are connected to adoption. Those scholarships are inclined to be possibly area or school-certain. Award quantities usually fluctuate with respect to economic want.

The Debolt Scholarship

The Dorothy and Robert DeBolt Scholarship is awarded to youths who have been adopted from foster treatment in California. Pupils need to be at present continuing their training in university or school to utilize. As of 2011, award quantities array from $2,000 each and every 12 months. Candidates should be aged twenty five or beneath. Choice is primarily based on the student's document of educational excellence, neighborhood support, extracurricular actions and monetary require.

BBFFA Scholarship

The Boulder/Broomfield County Foster/Adoptive Family members Association provides scholarships to people in previous foster treatment as nicely as adoptive and kinship treatment young grown ups. The quantity of scholarships differ every yr as they are topic to funding. They are $1,000 every single as of 2011. Candidates ought to be in between the ages of 17 and 21 and previously in the adoptive treatment of both the boulder County Division of Social Service or the Broomfield County Well being and Human Service.

The Richard and Janice Van Deelen Scholarship

This scholarship is offered to College students presently enrolled in Calvin University in Michigan. It is aimed not only at Pupils who ended up adopted but also to individuals who have an educational curiosity in the field of adoption and kids. Candidates need to be in their junior or senior 12 months, have a GPA of three.0 or greater and need to show fiscal need to have. 2 awards of $1,250 are created each and every 12 months as of 2011.

Armstrong Family members Basis Scholarship

The Armstrong Family members Basis Scholarship is obtainable to incoming freshmen or sophomores to Arizona State School. Pupils need to be beneath the age of 21 in purchase to qualify and ought to be an Arizona resident. The award is offered to orphans, wards of the court and to individuals in foster treatment. Economic want should be demonstrated and Candidates should have a minimal GPA of three.0. Award quantities change with each and every software.