The Rezvan Foundation for Excellence Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $25,000/year
Eligibility
Demographics
Adopted
Education level
High school
Grades
GPA 3.5+
About this scholarship
U.S. high school seniors who are or were in foster care, orphaned, or adopted after foster care, with a 3.5+ GPA (lower GPAs considered with explanation), and applications to accredited four-year universities may apply. Award amounts vary; the foundation provides ongoing mentorship plus tuition grants up to $100,000 over four years based on university and board determination.
Submit the online application with two essays, three recommendations, a transcript, and a video.
The Rezvan Foundation supports exceptionally talented students who have spent time in foster care.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Online application
- Two essays selected from four prompts
- Three recommendations
- High school transcript
- One- to three-minute video statement
- Applicants must answer TWO of the four essay questions (choose any 2)
- Length guideline per essay response: 1/2 page to 2 pages (no word/character limit given; ~1000 words is the approximate upper bound for the 2-page max)
- Short video statement, one to three minutes long, explaining what being a Rezvan Foundation scholarship recipient would mean to you
- Three letters of recommendation / references (one academic, one for volunteering/leadership/extracurriculars, one for family life or fiscal/family responsibilities)
- Official high school transcript(s)
- Completed application form with background, academic, volunteer, leadership, and family-responsibility sections
- Eligibility: minor now or formerly in foster care, or who lost one or more parent, or adopted after foster care; U.S. resident; enrolled in accredited high school; GPA 3.5+; applied to one or more fou
- Submit completed application and video to info@rezvanfoundation.org; 2026 deadline March 15, 2026
- Applicants below a 3.5 GPA may be considered with an explanation.
- Tuition grants and mentorship may continue for up to four years; amounts depend on university and board determination.