For Students
Are you a high school senior or graduate with lived experience in foster care, looking to continue your education? Whether the goal is a 4 year college degree, or vocational trade program, ISF partners with students to assist them in their educational journey. ISF supports its students through scholarships, mentoring programs, and leadership development. ISF students are armed with the support to rise above the challenges to make higher education a reality.
ISF Students are:
Full time undergraduate students
Full Time trade school students
Under the age of 24 at the time of application
Lived experience in foster care
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Program Elements:
Students, we are here for you! Leaving the foster care system and entering young adulthood is an exciting time, but comes with many challenges. If your dream is to pursue a college education or achieve a trade school certification, we want to help fulfill your dream.
Financial Support
ISF Student Success Fund can cover any expense necessary for you to remain a full time student.
ISF support is renewable throughout your years as a full time student.
Mentoring
Your Mentor is someone personally selected just for you who will be your life and leadership coach, to help support you in life decisions, and help you work through college and future planning.
Leadership Development
ISF affords you the opportunity to participate in an annual summer Leadership & Life Skills Retreat in Dallas and a life-changing mission trip to serve orphans and children in a resource-challenged part of the world.
