The Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is our country’s leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth in the child welfare system.
CAF Canada post-secondary scholarships award young people $5,000 for each academic year until they finish their program (to a maximum of 7 years from their program start) through a once yearly competitive application.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must:
- Have been or will be in the temporary or permanent care of the Ministry or Department responsible for child protection services up until your age of majority birthday or had been in permanent care of the Ministry or Department responsible for child protection services for at least 12 months. More Details
- Be attending a post-secondary institution full-time or on a reduced schedule due to an academic accommodation, for a full school year starting in September or January
- Are under the age of 30 if you have or are currently receiving Foundation supports
- Are over the age of 30 and currently receiving a Foundation bursary or have not received a Foundation Scholarship or Bursary before
The Foundation Scholarship is a competitive process, which means not every application will be awarded a scholarship. Full instructions are found in the Application Guide, but keep these tips in mind when filling out your forms:
- Apply early and take your time! Save your online application and come back to it as many times as you like before submitting it. Applications that are thoughtful, complete and well written generally receive higher scores than applications that leave out capital letters, have spelling mistakes and one-word answers.
- Tell us about yourself and share your successes! Though it can be difficult to write about yourself, this is your chance to celebrate your successes with the Award Counsel and explain why you deserve an award.
- When in doubt apply! Undecided if you’ll be going to school in fall 2024? If there is a possibility – APPLY! – If you don’t end up going to school, it will not impact your chances of receiving an award in the future, and if you do end up going to school you’ll already be in the running for an award.
- Ask for help. If you’re having difficulty with the online form, or have question about what you should write and what you need to include, be in touch with your Worker or Foundation staff for help.
Scholarships are awarded once a year through a competitive process and decisions are made by Children Aid Foundation of Canada’s Scholarship Award Council.
Have questions? Please contact grants@cafdn.org.