FAMILY Fund (Friends and Advocates Making Investments in Local Youth)

About this scholarship

Financial grants providing up to $5,000 (Family Fund Grant) for degree/certificate programs or up to $2,000 (One-Time Grant) for short-term training, certification/testing fees, tools, equipment, and basic living expenses, to help young adults connected to Hamilton County, Ohio foster care pursue career-related education and training.

Who can apply

Youth who emancipated (or will emancipate) from Hamilton County, Ohio foster care on or after their 18th birthday, currently ages 16-26, enrolled in or accepted to a college/university program, apprenticeship, military, or approved job-training program (Family Fund Grant), or with a short-term training/certification need (One-Time Grant). Applicants must also apply for FAFSA and Ohio ETV where applicable.

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 Hamilton County (Ohio) Job and Family Services. 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 No fixed deadline — applications are taken twice a year; check the sponsor's page for dates., so we could not confirm the figures. Contact their financial aid or program office to confirm the timing before you apply.

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