Orphan Foundation of America

• The Orphan Foundation of America funds more than 250 students annually through its Foster Care to Success scholarship program. In 2010 community college awardees received $2,500 for one year of study. Four-year and technical school awardees received $5,000. The program also administers scholarships funded by donors who contribute up to $7,500 to close funding gaps for deserving students. Donors may specify requirements, such as gender, home state or preferred major. Small contributions to the program are combined to pay for scholarships and books.
  
  

National Foster Parent Association

• Foster and adopted children attending college or vocational school, taking correspondence courses or studying for the GED qualify for National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) scholarships. Foster parents must be members of NFPA. Applicants for college funding must be in their senior year of high school and must have been accepted at an accredited college. Vocational school applicants must be at least 17 but don't have to be enrolled in high school. Awardees must return any funds that remain unused because a foster child has dropped out of school. Scholarship amounts vary.
  
  

The Darko Rapotez Memorial College Scholarship Fund

• The Darko Rapotez Memorial College Scholarship Fund for Aged Out Foster Youth awards scholarships, based on academic excellence and financial need, to students who have aged out of the foster care system. Applicants must be emancipated or on the verge of leaving the system and have a GPA of at least 3.0. Students aging out of kinship placements also qualify. In 2010 the renewable scholarships ranged from $5,000 to $10,000. Students are mentored throughout their college career by business men and women.
  
  

Chaffee Education and Training Vouchers Program

• The Department of Health and Human Services administers the Chaffee Education and Training Vouchers Program. Enacted to fund state and tribal agency scholarships, the voucher program provides vouchers for post-secondary education for students who have aged out of the system. Adopted children and children who have left the system for kinship placement after the age of 16 also qualify. Children may use the vouchers until the age of 23 as long as they are participating in the program at age 21 and are completing their coursework successfully. Agencies awarding the grant and the grant amount vary from state to state.