OFA/Casey Scholarship Online applications are now being accepted thru March 31, 2010 for the OFA/Casey Scholarship.  This is a great opportunity and Missouri youth have benefited from this in previous years.

 

Here is the link for more information and to apply:

http://orphan.org/index.php?id=30

 

Eligible Youth:

Have been in foster care for one consecutive year at the time of their 18th birthday OR have been adopted or taken into legal guardianship out of foster care or upon the death of their parents after their 16th birthday OR have lost both parents to death before the age of 18 and not been subsequently adopted or taken into legal guardianship.

2.  Be enrolled in or accepted into an accredited post-secondary program at the undergraduate level (university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute.)

3. Be under the age of 25 on March 31, 2010.

4. Have been in foster care or orphaned while living in the United States. U.S. citizenship is not required.

 http://orphan.org/index.php?    

For the following, the applicant may join the Junior Foster League through CCMFCAA for qualification in the community service requirement.  

https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/program_national.cfm  

https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/program_missouri.cfm