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Foster Child Grant

Offered independently by Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Open to any schoolUp to $3,000 per semester ($6,000 per year)Massachusetts

About this scholarship

A Massachusetts state grant for current and former DCF foster youth attending full time at any FAFSA-eligible public or private college, university, or vocational school. It can be applied to tuition, room and board, and fees.

Who can apply

Applicants must have been in DCF custody through age 18, or have been adopted or placed in guardianship through DCF.

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. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.

Amount and deadline not published. The sponsor's page does not publish an application deadline, so we could not confirm the figures. Contact their financial aid or program office to confirm the timing before you apply.

Start your application on Massachusetts Department of Children and Families’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.