When it comes to paying for an education, students who have lost at least one parent are often at a disadvantage. Some students find it extremely difficult to attend college due to the financial hardship that is left on a single parent.
Types of Scholarships
There are different types of scholarships available to kids with deceased parents. There are scholarships specific to the cause of the parent’s death, such as breast cancer or work-related death. Other scholarships are need-based or for dependents of service members or dependents of the 9/11 attacks, and much more. You can speak to the Financial Aid officer of the school you plan to attend to get help finding a scholarship that is right for your situation.
Top 5 Scholarships Available to Kids with Deceased Parents
1. LIFE Lessons Scholarships – LIFE Foundation is a non-profit foundation which helps college-bound high school seniors and college students pay for college expenses through the Life Lessons Scholarship Program. This program will award 45 scholarships to eligible students who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a trade school, college or university. Applicants must be between 17 and 24 years of age and, must be a legal resident of the United States or the District of Colombia. A 500 words essay or 3-minute video describing how the death of a parent has affected their lives financially and personally is also required. The timeframe to apply is from mid-March to mid-April and winners are notified at the beginning of the summer. This scholarship is awarded only once a year and paid directly to the school of choice.
2. Forgotten Dependents Scholarships – Forgotten Dependents, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization that has reached out to help students who have lost a parent finance their education. Scholarships are awarded to students to help pay for college expenses and to advance higher educational.
3. Kids’ Chance Scholarships – Helping children overcome obstacles, Kids’ Chance is committed to providing education assistance to the families of a parent who has passed away due to work-related injuries or killed in the workplace. Applicants for this scholarship must submit transcripts, family financial documents and a description of the death or accident.
4. Mary Ellen Locher Foundation Breast Cancer Survivor College Scholarship – If you lost a parent to breast cancer, you may be eligible for a scholarship from Mary Ellen Locher Foundation. This scholarship is awarded to students to honor the memory of a deceased parent by lifting the financial burden students are faced with after losing a parent to breast cancer.
5. Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund – The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund is designed to provide education to financially needy dependents and families suffering, due to the attacks on September 11, 2001. This scholarship is available for children, including those born after September 11, 2001, who have enrolled in a postsecondary program by age 24. Scholarships will be awarded only to universities, two or four-year colleges, trade school or accredited vocational technical school, located in the United States.
In addition to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, there are many scholarships are all related to the September 11, 2001 attack. The following are just a few:
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Grant program
- Pentagon Assistance Fund
- World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship
- Citigroup Relief Fund
- Governor College Scholarship
- Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund Scholarship Program
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My name is Janae Brown and both of my parents past away and Iam stuggling to find a way to college and I was wondering if you can send me some applications to some schools. Please and Thank you
@ Janae Brown: Thanks for stopping by sharing your thoughts with us, but frankly I wont be able to send you any college applications as Student Loan Blog doesn’t have affiliations with any schools & colleges. However I can search some college applications for you on internet. Can you be specific and help us with your area of interest?
Hi. Thank you so much for this information. I was wondering if anyone knew much about ROTC? My daughter is a Junior in H.S. Her daddy died when she was 6 years old. It has been extremely hard on us. I have never married. We have very few assets or money saved for her college career. Thus, was the reasoning behind the ROTC. She wants to be a nurse. I knew that college and rotc, would surely enable her to have an extremely bright future. I don’t want her to think however that she has to do the Rotc just because we are poor. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. It’s very scary, especially having to do all of the research, etc.. myself.
@ Amanda: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your query with us. Well ROTC by no mean is an option for poor, it’s can help develop your daughter’s leadership skills, gives her good career choices besides providing tuition assistance. You may check their website: http://www.rotc.com/ for further details.
On second thought how about your daughter applying for some kind of scholarships? There are plenty of them…both scholarly & otherwise, she can try some of them and there must be one just right for her!
Best of Luck and do visit us again for any further assistance.
I would not really encourage people to get loans charged at low interest rates as this means the repayment period is long and may turn out to be expensive. It is good to get loans with shorter repayment periods because it fastens up the process
Hi my name is breanna richadrson and i was wondering if you could help me find scholarships and/or grants for collage students in which both parents are deceased. thanks for your time please reply cause im starting school in summer and need help.
@ Harris Gingrich: I agree with you, it’s better to repay your student loan the faster the better.
@ breanna richardson: Thanks for stopping by, what have you studied so far & which country are you from? Considering your year of education and area of interests start looking for appropriate scholarships for yourself.
I was wandering if you knew of any scholarships specific to firefighters? my dad was a firefighter and passed away a few years ago, and im trying to pay for school, thankyou!
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I appreciate this article, as it has been hard to find scholarships that I am eligible for. I’m a senior in highschool who is planning to go into the culinary arts career, and I’ve been looking for scholarships in which the applicant has lost a parent to colon cancer. I’ve searched for about six months now, but I have not come up with much. I was wondering if you knew of any scholarships I would be applicable for?
@ Elaine: Thanks for dropping in the comment, we feel obliged to help you in any manner possible. Did you check: Forgotten Dependents Scholarships, this can be your possible solution.
I did some further research for you too & came across this link which I thought should also help you.
http://college.lovetoknow.com/Scholarships_for_Kid_with_a_Deceased_Parent
Do let us know if we can help you in any other way.
I was wondering if there were any scholarships relating to suicide? My father killed himself when I was 12. I want to further my education in engineering. Thank you so much for any info possible.
@ Laurel: Well I did a quick search for you but honestly couldn’t find a link related to suicidal death of a parent. However you can simply look for scholarships for children with deceased parents. Forgotten Dependents Scholarships can be your chance too, you must try your luck for it.
Sally, I am 21 year old African boy. My parents are alive but they live in the village and they can not afford a penny to get me educated. Relatives and friends have helped me through primary education. I desperately need to acquire college education. Please Sally, I need you to help me. I am an African, specifically a Liberian. I also have a secondary education.
Hey guys, the names josh and i was wondering if there is any type of relief for a person like me…..like grants or loans for my education? I am interested in going to a tech School and learning a trade to further progress myself in life, my father committed suicide when i was 14 and myself + my mom and sister are being forced out of our house because we took the risk and started a small business with a reverse mortgage. And now that our business has failed my family is moving to Alabama to live with my grandmother. I need info on any grants that apply to me because without any help my mom can’t put me through college. Any help is greatly appreciated….thank you.
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