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Forward Steps Guardian Scholarships

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 1/1/2024
Closes: 5/1/2024

Forward Steps is the only Colorado-based organization that focuses solely on foster youth who will or have already aged out of the system and provides them with the financial and emotional tools to complete their college education. Forward Steps fills an important gap that helps ensure collegiate success by combining financial assistance, mentorship, life-skills training, and individualized support to youth transitioning from foster care into college.

Win up to
$6,000
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: No
Requirements
  • Current or former foster youth
  • Resident of Colorado
  • Aged 26 or younger
  • Attending or planning to attend a public college, university, or trade school in Colorado
  • Earned a high school diploma or passed the GED before beginning their first semester of college
  • Demonstrate financial need (qualify for Pell Grant)
  • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Professional Certification, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: CO
    Situation
    Foster Child, Pell Grant Eligible

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