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FosterEd
Offered independently by Colorado Department of Higher Education
About this scholarship
Colorado pays the remaining balance of the total cost of attendance at public institutions for foster and kinship-care youth, after all other scholarships, grants and aid have been applied. The 2026-2027 application opens on March 1, 2026.
Who can apply
Applicants must have been in foster care or non-certified kinship care in Colorado on or after their 13th birthday, and have been adjudicated neglected or dependent at any time.
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. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
- 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
- 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Colorado Department of Higher Education. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
- 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.