Scholarship requirements
Applications must:
- be between the ages of 16 – 25 years old
- be a dependent of a parent who was seriously, catastrophically or fatally injured in a work related accident, meeting the criteria of the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act and resulting in financial need
- Enrolled as a full-time student at a post-secondary school (university, technical college, etc.) or high school. Kids’ Chance does not fund part-time students
- Applicant must not have already obtained a bachelor’s degree. Kids’ Chance does not fund graduate degree programs
Conditions of application
- Scholarships are awarded for one academic year and each student must reapply each year to continue funding
- Scholarship funding must not exceed five academic years (10 semesters)
- Please submit applications for the Fall semester by June 30th and applications for the Spring semester by October 30th.
- All applications are subject to review by the Scholarship Committee and approval of the full Kids’ Chance of Georgia Board of Directors
- All scholarships are contingent upon funds made available to Kids’ Chance of Georgia
