Ohio Reach: Student Resources

• Eligibility: Students must have experience in foster care, kinship care, or out-of-home placement and be actively enrolled in classes at an Ohio institution of higher education at the time of application.
• Funding Amount: Varies based on individual needs.
• Approval: Funding is approved once per year.
• Eligible Expenses:
  • Funds can be used for the following:
  • Tuition and school fees
  • Bills and utilities
  • Transportation costs
  • Food and clothing
  • Other essential needs (inquire for additional details)

Eligibility:  

• Applicant must have been in the custody of a public children service agency for at least one day after the age of 13. The applicant can have exited the system via reunification, adoption, kinship care, or emancipation. 

• Applicant must be enrolled either part-time or full-time pursuing a certificate, 

• Associates, Bachelors, or graduate program at an accredited higher education institution in the state of Ohio. 

• High school students must have accepted an offer from a post-secondary institution in the state of Ohio 

Funding Amount: $1,000 renewable award given each semester.  

Approval: Students who receive the scholarship may renew it for up to two semesters per year, for up to five years. 

Eligible Expenses: Awards can be used to cover tuition and fees, room and board, or books and supplies. In the event these things are covered, students may use funds for other costs associated with schooling. Award winners will be given information on tax responsibilities at time of award.