For our Philadelphia-based families, we are pleased to share this unique scholarship opportunity:
The Children's Scholarship Fund
http://www.csfphiladelphia.org/html/csf_scholarshipInfo.html
About the Children's Scholarship Fund
Our Mission
The mission of the Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia is to provide educational alternatives to low-income Philadelphia families. We believe that families provided with a choice will seek the best quality education for their children. With more than 4,500 children having received CSFP scholarships, we are the largest provider of K through 8th grade scholarships in Pennsylvania. CSFP awards are offered for a minimum of four years per student. The scholarships are need-based and awarded by lottery. The demand from families for educational alternatives is evidenced by the more than 75,000 qualified applications we have received. With over 205 local schools participating in our program, we are the broadest based scholarship fund, with the most diverse student population. We will continue to offer new scholarships annually as funding allows.
About the Scholarship
CSFP is pleased to announce that it is NOW accepting new applications for scholarship funding beginning in the 2008-2009 school year. CSFP Scholarships are partial scholarships, up to a maximum grant of $1,900 per student per year, for children enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grades.
All scholarships are need-based and awarded by random computerized lottery, to be held on March 10, 2008.
Only those families selected as scholarship award winners will be notified by letter. If you submit a scholarship application and want notification, you must send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your scholarship application.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, we encourage you to complete your application ONLINE before the deadline. Applications are also available to be downloaded and mailed to our office.
If you would prefer, you may also download a copy and send a completed form to: CSFP, P.O. Box 22463, Philadelphia, PA 19110-2463.
All scholarship applications must be received no later than March 1, 2008. However, due to staffing limitations, CSFP will process and enter only the first 7,000 applications it receives. We encourage you to submit a completed form as soon as possible. We accept ONLY one completed application per family and you may list up to three eligible children.
