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The Simon Peter Kids Scholarship

Offered independently by Simon Peter Kids

Open to any school$500Nationwide

About this scholarship

A $500 scholarship for a youth who has aged out of foster care and is currently attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), intended to help offset the cost of books and meals.

Who can apply

Must have aged out of foster care (or been in care after age 16), be currently attending an HBCU, provide proof of foster care, and submit an essay.

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 Simon Peter Kids. 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 Sponsor's posted deadline (May 5, 2025) has passed; no confirmed future deadline is posted yet for the next cycle., 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 Simon Peter Kids’s site

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