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Support Our Foster Youth (SOFY) Grant

Offered independently by FCN Foundation

Open to any schoolDC, Maryland, and Virginia

About this scholarship

Small scholarships for young adults from foster care enrolled in college or vocational programs in DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

Who can apply

Young adults in or from foster care, ages 18 to 25, enrolled in a community college, university, or vocational institution in DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to FCN Foundation. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.

Amount and deadline not published. The sponsor's page The sponsor does not publish a fixed award amount or deadline., so we could not confirm the figures. Contact their financial aid or program office to confirm the timing before you apply.

Start your application on FCN Foundation’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.