Scholarships for Grieving Youth & Young Adults
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Many organizations recognize that your loss may negatively impact your ability to afford educational costs, and there are scholarships that can help.
- Life Happens sponsors the annual Life Lessons Scholarship Program for college students and college-bound high school seniors. Qualified entrants who submit essays or videos about how the death of a parent impacted their lives are eligible for scholarship money. Over $3.7 million dollars in college scholarships have been awarded over the years. Applications are accepted each year from February 1 to March 1.
- The Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund offers educational scholarships to students who have lost a parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling, or spouse to alcohol, drug, or prescription drug abuse.
- Love to Know has put together a list of financial aid and scholarship opportunities for children who have a deceased parent.
- Owlcation has a great list of College Scholarships for children with a deceased parent.
- Bold.org is a site to create or apply to exclusive scholarships, fellowships, and grants. Click here to apply or nominate a student for a mental health awareness scholarship.
- EduBirdie has a great list of scholarships for students with Mental Health challenges.
