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Fostering Scholars Program
Offered independently by Seattle University
About this scholarship
A comprehensive scholarship program established to promote the post-secondary attainment and lifelong success of students with lived experience in foster care, providing full funding of tuition, books, and other approved education-related expenses along with year-round housing, mentorship, and coaching.
Who can apply
Students aged 17-25 who are currently dependent youth in state, tribal, or federally recognized foster care, or who aged out of such care; must qualify for Independent Student Status under federal financial aid guidelines; must be a Washington State resident; admitted or applying as first-year or transfer student to Seattle University.
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. Check the deadline. Wednesday, March 31, 2027.
- 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
- 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Seattle University. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
- 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.