Foster Care Endowed Scholarship

Program Administration

The Foster Care Endowed Scholarship was created to help youths who have been in the Washington state foster care system attend college. Funded through an endowment, which will be matched with private donations, the program will use interest earned to award scholarships at Washington colleges and universities. 

The endowment program is currently being developed; student applications are not being accepted at this time.

The Higher Education Coordinating Board is charged with administering the program. The board's duties include:

  • Adopting necessary rules and guidelines.
  • Administering the foster care endowed scholarship trust fund and the foster care scholarship endowment fund.
  • Establishing and assisting the foster care endowed scholarship advisory board in its duties as described in RCW 28B.116.040

Ways to Contribute

Foster Youth dream of college too. Some dream of being teachers to help children; others hope to become mechanics, chefs, graphic designers, doctors or nurses. Their dreams are as diverse as the youth themselves, but all share a common requirement: a college education.

Help a foster youth go to college . . .                                 and open a world of opportunity.

Two ways to help:

1. Make a donation:

  • State employees can donate via the annual Combined Fund Drive (CFD) - September through December - by indicating Charity #498723.
  • Others can donate directly to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. Please download the donation form and mail it to the HECB.

Donations are tax-deductable and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the state of Washington. All contributions fund the endowment - no portion of your donation will be used for administrative costs.

2. Volunteer your time:

  • To volunteer time through a mentorship program contact the Foster Care to College program directly. Call Juliette Knight at the Department of Social and Health Services Children’s Administration - 360-902-8474.


For more information from the HECB, contact:

E-mail: Dawn Cypriano-McAferty
Phone: 360-753-7846