Conference scholarships will be awarded to 24 foster, adoptive, or kinship caregivers to assist in attending the National Foster Parent Association's (NFPA) annual education conference.

Each scholarship is worth $500 to be used for expenses in attending the 50th Annual Education Conference, Together Toward Tomorrow,  June 18 - 21, 2020, in Reston, Virginia.

The conference scholarship application opens on Monday, March 9, 2020, at 8:00 AM central, and the deadline to apply is Friday, May 1, 2020, at 5:00 PM Central.   Scholarship awardees will be notified by Friday, May 15, 2020.  The funds will be available to you after you have paid the registration fee and arrived at the conference.

• You must be a member of the NFPA to apply for this scholarship.  If you are not a member, you can click here to join right now, then return to complete this application.  NFPA board members and their spouses are not eligible for this scholarship.
• You will need your NFPA member ID.  To find your member ID, log in to the NFPA website at http://nfpaonline.org/Sys/Profile.  You will see your Member ID listed as a 7 or 8 digit number.

Scholarships Awarded

• Helen Stone Memorial Caregiver Scholarship Fund:  10 conference scholarships will be awarded in honor of Helen D. Stone.  To learn more about the Helen Stone Memorial Caregiver Scholarship Fund, please visit the NFPA website.
• Sponsored Conference Caregiver Scholarship Fund:  14 conference scholarships will be awarded with support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Timeline

• Application Opens:       Monday, March 9, 2020
• Application Closes:       Friday, May 1, 2020
• Notification:                  Friday, May 15, 2020

More Information

• Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• NFPA board members and their family members are not eligible for this scholarship.
• Scholarships are not awarded to those that have received a scholarship from the National Foster Parent Association in the last two years.
• You must be a member, in good standing, of the National Foster Parent Association.  If you are not, you can join here. 
• You must be a current, or previous, foster parent, adoptive parent, or kinship parent.
• You will have five days after notification to register and pay your conference fees or the scholarship may be awarded to another applicant.
• If you are selected for a conference scholarship and will not be able to attend the conference, immediately contact Sharon Holman at 800-557-5238 so the award can be re-allocated.