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Division of Children and Family Services
DHFS/DCFS
1 W. Wilson,
PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: (608) 266-2860
Fax: (608) 264-6750 |
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| STATE
OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
Division of Children and Family Services
Scholarship Information
A
limited number of scholarships ranging in amounts
from $500 to $2,500 are available on a one-time basis
for youth who have been in out-of-home care and are
entering a degree, license or certificate program.
To qualify for the scholarship, the youth
must:
1. Have been in out-of-home care (foster home, group
home or child caring institution or court ordered
Kinship Care) at least six months since the age of
15 or have been in out-of home care, adopted after
the age of 15.
2. Be accepted into college or a technical /vocational
program when the application is submitted. A copy
of the acceptance letter must accompany the scholarship
application.
3. Be age 20 or less.
The funds for all scholarships will be paid directly
to the institution for the exact amount of the tuition
and fees. These funds are not for outreach, enrichment
or special student programs.
Instructions:
1. Complete the application. (Form
may be downloaded)
2. Submit Form. (Submit by the third week of May for
the summer session; the first week of July for the
fall session; and the second week of December for
the spring session.
3. Applicants will be informed within 20 days whether
or not they will
receive a scholarship.
Return
the application to:
Ruth Murphy, DCFS / BPP
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8916
Phone: (608) 266-5330
Fax (608) 264-6750
E-mail MURPHR@DHFS.STATE.WI.US
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Bureau
of Programs and Policies
Division of Children and Family Services
DHFS/DCFS
1 W. Wilson,
PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: (608) 266-2860
Fax: (608) 264-6750 |
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Department of Health and Family Services
Ruth Murphy
P. O. Box 8916
1 W. Wilson, Rm. 527
Madison, WI 53708-8916
(608) 266-5330 o fax: (608) 264-6750
murphr@dhfs.state.wi.us
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Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Paula Brown, IL and Kinship Coordinator
P. O. Box 8916
1 W. Wilson, Rm. 527
Madison, WI 53708-8916
(608) 267-7287 o fax: (608) 264-6750
brownpl@dhfs.state.wi.us
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Wisconsin
Foster & Adoptive Parent Association Inc.
Sherry Benson
N. 1068 Shore Drive
Marinette, WI 54143
e-mail: tbwcrew@cybrzn.com |
PATH
National Support Center
2324 University Avenue, W #120
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (877)264-7284
Fax: (651)641-0452
www.pathinc.org |
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