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The Whitlock Law Hope and Opportunity Scholarship

When a child is raised in foster care, he or she often faces immense adversity and must develop resilience and adaptability in order to overcome the various challenges they may face. The Whitlock Law Hope and Opportunity Scholarship is designed to celebrate and support these resilient individuals as they transition into higher education.

Our scholarship is worth $1,500 and is oﬀered to those who grew up in foster care and are now pursuing a college degree. Our goal is to empower these individuals to tell their stories and share how growing up in foster care impacted their lives.

You can contact our scholarship team at scholarship@whitlocklawllc.com.

We require applicants to submit their applications by May 5, 2025

The submission form is located toward the bottom of this page.

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Who is this scholarship meant for?

College students interested in applying for our Spring 2025 Hope and Opportunity Scholarship are required to meet the following criteria:

Applicants spent a portion or entirety of their childhood in the foster care system.

Applicants should be pursuing either an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited university within the United States.

Applicants should be at least 17 years of age.

Applicants should be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

What are the requirements to apply?

Our application asks students to provide evidence of enrollment in an accredited college or university. This may include unoﬃcial transcripts, acceptance letters, class schedules, or something similar. Additionally, all applicants must provide the requested contact information included in the application form. For the next part of our application, we ask students to include a 500-word essay answering the following prompt:

Essay Prompt

Reﬂect on a speciﬁc challenge you faced while in foster care and how it contributed to your personal growth.

Essays will not be accepted after the May 5, 2025 deadline. Contact scholarship@whitlocklawllc.com for any additional information.

How are applications evaluated?

Candidates for the Hope and Opportunity Scholarship must provide all necessary application components. Scholarship essays will need to meet the following standards to be considered:

Does the essay focus on the prompt and meet the required word count?

Is the essay reﬂective of the applicant’s personal and authentic experiences?

Is the essay well thought through, organized, and of high quality?

Contact the Scholarship Team

Do you have a question about our scholarship? No problem! You can reach out here to have any questions answered.

We hope to have a winner selected and notified by June 5, 2025.

To ensure an eﬃcient and documented communication process, students and administrators with questions are urged to email our scholarship committee. Please be aware that scholarship questions cannot be answered via contact form or phone.

Scholarship Application

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