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Governors Scholarship Recipients
with Governor Christine Gregoire and Former Governor Gary Locke

 


Governor Gregoire

The Governors' Scholarship was established in 2001 by former Governor Gary Locke who remains a key supporter. Governor Christine Gregoire continues to support it and advocate for the program. The Governors' Scholarship was established to assist Washington youth who will emancipate from the state or federally recognized foster, group or kinship care to enroll in and complete degrees or certificates at eligible colleges in Washington. The College Success Foundation manages the Governors' Scholarship program.

According to national statistics, only 50% of all youth who have been in foster care graduate from high school. Less than 13% of those will go on to college or vocational training. In the state of Washington, the high school graduation rate and college attendance rate appears to be even lower than the national statistics.

Scholarship Information

  • Approximately thirty new scholars are chosen each year.


  • Scholarship award amounts range from $1000 to $5000 depending on each student's financial need.


  • Scholarships can be used up to five years until completion of the student's program of study. Students must be enroll full time and maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to renew scholarships each year.

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Scholarship Eligibility Criteria for 2008-2009 Academic Year
Each applicant for the Governors' Scholarship Program must:

  • Be recognized as a dependent youth in foster or group care in Washington State, federal or tribal out-of-home care.


  • Be enrolled as a Washington State high school senior and on track to graduate from high school during the 2007-08 academic year.


  • Have resided in Washington State for at least three academic years prior to high school graduation.

  • Have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.0.


  • Plan to enroll on a full-time basis, beginning the fall term of 2008, and complete a program of study at an eligible, nonprofit accredited public or private college or university in the state of Washington.


  • Submit the 2008-09 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).


  • Submit the Washington State Education and Training Voucher (ETV) application, if eligible .

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Scholarship Selection Criteria
A Governors' Scholarship selection committee will meet to review all qualified scholarship applications. The committee will select recipients based on the following four criteria:

  1. Resiliency - the ability to persist toward educational goals in the face of challenges.

  2. Openness to receive support - the willingness to seek and use support from others when needed to navigate through educational obstacles.
     
  3. Educational and career goal-setting - the ability to set educational and career goals, and take intermediate steps to reach these goals.
     

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Scholarship Application
Complete the Common Application to apply for the Governors' Scholarship For Foster Youth, the Educational and Training Voucher Program, Fostering Scholars, Passport to College Promise Scholarship Program, Treehouse Coaching- to-College Scholarship or the YMCA Transitions Scholarship. If you are applying for the Governors' Scholarship for Foster Youth, you must also complete the Governors' Scholarship Supplemental Application.

Common Application 2008

GS. Supplemental 2008

 

Note: Both Applications must be postmarked by March 4, 2008.


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Important Dates

Applications must be received or post marked by Tuesday, March 4, 2008. CSF plans to notify, in writing, all applicants of the selection decisions by no later than Friday, April 18, 2008 (mail date).

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Brochure

Click on the following link to check out our Governors' Scholarship brochure! [Note: If you would like a supply of these brochures, please contact us at governorsscholarship@collegesuccessfoundation.org or call 425-416-2000.

Governors' Scholarship Brochure

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Eligible Washington Colleges and Universities
Governors' Scholarship recipients may enroll at any of the following Washington colleges and universities:

 
NameCity
Antioch UniversitySeattle
Art Institute of SeattleSeattle
Bastyr UniversityKenmore
Bates Technical College Tacoma
Bellevue Community CollegeBellevue
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake
Cascadia Community CollegeBothell
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg
Centralia Community CollegeCentralia
Clark CollegeVancouver
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood
Columbia Basin CollegePasco
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwood
Everett Community CollegeEverett
Evergreen State CollegeOlympia
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen
Green River Community CollegeAuburn
Heritage UniversityToppenish
Highline Community CollegeDes Moines
Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirkland
Lower Columbia CollegeLongview
North Seattle Community CollegeSeattle
Northwest UniversityKirkland
Olympic CollegeBremerton
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma
Peninsula CollegePort Angeles
Pierce CollegeLakewood & Puyallup
Puget Sound Christian CollegeEverett
Renton Technical CollegeRenton
Saint Martin's UniversityLacey
Seattle Central Community CollegeSeattle
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle
Seattle UniversitySeattle
Seattle Vocational InstituteSeattle
Shoreline Community CollegeShoreline
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia
South Seattle Community CollegeSeattle
Spokane Community CollegeSpokane
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane
Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma
Trinity Lutheran College Issaquah
University of Puget SoundTacoma
University of WashingtonSeattle
Walla Walla CollegeCollege Place
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla
Washington State University Pullman
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee
Western Washington University Bellingham
Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla
Whitworth CollegeSpokane
Yakima Valley Community College Yakima

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