Shining Star Scholarship for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs

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Amount
Awarded

$3,000

Awarded
Awarded By:

Adoption STAR

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Three awards offered.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be committed to the adoption of a child with cognitive and physical disabilities.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

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Description: Adoption STAR offers a confidential, reliable, experienced, passionate and compassionate authorized and licensed non-profit adoption agency. Since 2002, Adoption STAR has provided prospective adoptive parents with scholarships to adopt children with disabilities, who they fondly refer to as Shining Stars.

Application requirements for the Shining Star Scholarship for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs are:

  • Application form
  • Personal statement
Additional Information: There are three annual scholarships available. One is earmarked at $1,000.00, the second for $750.00 and the third is $500.00. Interested candidates would submit an online application The application is open-ended. Scholarship recipients will be selected and announced in June.

Award Amount: Up to $1,000 scholarship offered.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $3,000.

Contact: Adoption STAR Academic Scholarship Program
Address: 131 John Muir Drive Amherst, New York 14228
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