What They're Looking For

  • A current Crown (permanent) Ward, or have been a Crown (permanent) Ward for at least one year, or be eligible for Continued Care and Support for Youth
  • Under 26 years of age at the start of their current school program, or under 30 years of age if they have received scholarship or bursary funding from the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada for the same program in previous years
  • Registered at an accredited post-secondary institution as a full time student, or have full time status granted through an accommodation, for at least 2 semesters of the upcoming school year

About Scholarship

Scholarships are awarded once a year through a competitive process and decisions are made by the Children Aid Foundation of Canada’s Scholarship Award Committee.  Scholarships for the 2018-19 school year ranged from $2,500 to $5,000.

To apply for a scholarship, students must submit the following documents:

  1. Online scholarship application
  2. Your latest academic (official or unofficial) transcript
  3. Child protection worker reference

About Company

We help kids in care go from surviving to thriving.

Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is our country’s leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth growing up in the child welfare system. Together with our community of dedicated donors and supporters, we are helping them move from surviving to thriving, and empowering them to break the cycle of abuse and neglect they were born into through no fault of their own.

We are Canada’s leading national charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth in/from the child welfare system. We strategically raise and grant funds, and develop programs that are delivered in partnership with 77 child- and youth-serving agencies across the country, with the objective of reaching the unique and diverse population of children and young people involved in child welfare. We fill the gaps between what the government is able to provide and what vulnerable young people need to move confidently forward and create a bold vision of success for themselves.

But we can’t do it alone.