Helping Children Soar Scholarship

The Foster Family Coalition of the NWT is a unified voice, dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and youth in foster care by supporting foster families’ well-being. It is a non-profit founded in 2001.

Established by the Foster Family Coalition of the NWT with help from BHP and other generous donors, The Helping Children Soar Scholarship assists residents of the Northwest Territories (NWT) who have grown up in foster care to further their education.

$1000

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.

In order to be eligible to apply for the Helping Children Soar Scholarship, you must:

• Be a resident of the Northwest Territories for at least 12 consecutive months
• Have grown up in foster care

All of our scholarship application forms and additional materials need to be submitted on our scholarship application portal. 

• You will complete a questionnaire describing your academic and career goals, your role in your chosen field, the qualities you bring to the field, and how the scholarship will help you achieve your goals.

You must be an eligible resident to apply for a scholarship.
As such, YKCF requires you to make a residency declaration and have a witness sign off.
However, you do not need to print out any forms!
Each residency declaration is a one-click question embedded within the application process.
You just need to provide the email address of your residency witness, and they will be emailed directly.

You can only apply through our online application portal. In 2024, the application portal opens on April 2nd.

Access it here: https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=yellowknifescholarship

Mailed and emailed applications will not be accepted barring extreme circumstances.

If you have more questions, check back to our FAQs on our scholarship page!