In hopes of making post-secondary education more economically viable for current and former foster youth, the Warner Fund has created the Peter Sherman Scholarship. The scholarship grants awards between $3,000 and $10,000 to help foster youth. Applicants must have graduated from high school or earned an equivalent diploma and be accepted into a 2 or 4 year college, university, vocational school, community college, or a state-approved certification program. The Warner Fund is a regional foundation and only considers scholarship applications and funding requests from individuals and organizations located in New York and New Jersey. Unfortunately, due to geographic funding guidelines, we are unable to support applications from outside these states.
To be eligible, candidates must:
• Currently be in foster care, or have spent at least two years in foster care within the last four years
• Have graduated from high school or its equivalent and be accepted by a state or city educational institution – vocational college, community college or NYS certification program
• Demonstrate financial need by submitting proof of receipt of a Pell grant, TAP grant or other such aid
Special consideration will be given to those candidates who plan to pursue a degree in Social Work, Addictions, Human Services or similar. The Warner Fund Scholarship Committee will select up to ten scholarships recipients annually based on the highest quality applications.
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