Scholarships offered to youth adopted from foster care

The Children's Action Network and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption have partnered to create a national scholarship program, Fostering a Future, sponsored by Capital One, to benefit youth adopted from foster care.

The fund was designed to provide children who were adopted from foster care with the opportunity to pursue their educational goals. Scholarships for two-year institutions will total $5,000 and scholarships for four-year institutions will total $10,000. The program is now accepting applications.  Applicants must:

• Have been adopted from the U.S. foster care system after the age of 13
• Be graduating high school seniors
• Maintain or improve qualifying grade point average throughout applicant's senior year
• Demonstrate financial need

Applications will be accepted until April 20.  To download an application, please visit Children's Action Network. If you have any questions, or would like more information, contact Children's Action Network at Caninformation@aol.com or (800) 525-6789.