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Foster Progress Mentoring & Scholarship Program

Offered independently by Foster Progress

Open to any schoolAround $5,000, earned through mentoringIllinois

About this scholarship

Chicago nonprofit program where students earn $100 per mentoring session, typically accumulating around $5,000 to use once enrolled in college.

Who can apply

Illinois youth who are currently or formerly in foster care; participation begins in high school and the scholarship is used upon college enrollment.

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 Foster Progress. 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.
Start your application on Foster Progress’s site

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