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Dondiego Family Youth Scholarship Fund

Offered independently by National Foster Parent Association

Open to any school$500 per category awardNationwide

About this scholarship

National fund honoring the Dondiego family, with award categories including foster care youth, for high school seniors and GED completers.

Who can apply

Age 17 to 21, graduating high school senior or GED completer, whose parent or supportive adult is a National Foster Parent Association member; two recommendation letters and an essay required.

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 National Foster Parent Association. 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 Applications reopen annually and the next closing date is not yet posted., 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 National Foster Parent Association’s site

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