Orangewood Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $5,900
Eligibility
Demographics
Foster care
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Current and former Orange County, CA, foster youth ages 18 to 30 enrolled at an accredited college, community college, or trade school may apply. Applicants must have been a dependent youth in Orange County after their 13th birthday and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA with grades of C or better.
Awards are up to $3,300 per year for community college, up to $3,300 total for trade school, or up to $5,900 per year for a bachelor's degree, until reaching a $25,000 lifetime cap.
Apply once per academic year with a foster verification letter, financial aid documentation, and term schedule. Fall applications typically open in August. Approved students complete midyear and end-of-year updates.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Foster verification/ward of court letter for new applicants
- Financial aid application or award documentation
- Upcoming term schedule
- Current unofficial college transcript for returning students
- Aged 18-30
- Current or former Orange County, CA foster youth (declared a dependent of Orange County, CA) OR a young adult actively in an Orangewood Foundation program residing in Orange County, CA
- Enrolled at an accredited university, community college, or trade/vocational school
- Ward of Court Letter / Foster Verification Letter (new applicants)
- Proof of Financial Aid Application/Award
- Upcoming Term Schedule
- Current Unofficial College Transcripts (returning students)
- Minimum 2.0 GPA / measurable academic progress
- Submitted via online application by deadline
- Apply once per academic year.
- Approved students complete midyear and end-of-year updates.
- Must maintain grades of C or better as measurable academic progress.