Can’t find a wish to grant? You can make a donation towards wishes here.

One Simple Wish Scholarship Fund


Give the gift of education

One Simple Wish is proud to have awarded over $430,000 in scholarships since 2021. The scholarship fund is intended to provide a life-changing resource for individuals who are on their journey to higher education, at any stage of life.

Recent research shows that less than 3% of individuals impacted by foster care achieve a college degree and we want to do our part to change that. We are committed to ensuring that financial hardships and traumatic life experiences do not stand in the way of someone making their educational goals a reality.


If you wish to send a donation via check, stock or additional ways, please contact us at [email protected].

Featured 2023 Awardees

Flor Gomez

San Jose University

Cheyanne Deopersaud

CUNY John Jay

Adalyce Hollis

Illinois State University

Jessica Jones

California State University Los Angeles

Gisell Del Cid

Rutgers University

Benny Tripp

Unniversity of MO

Application Process

Review Process and Timing

Our 2023 application process is closed, as of April 19, 2023.

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Individual must be 17 years of age and aged out of foster care, be aging out of foster care, or had a disrupted adoption. There is no maximum age limit.
  2. Individual must hold a 2.5 cumulative high school or college GPA (whichever was most recent).
  3. Individual must meet eligibility to receive federal and state financial aid and has already applied via FAFSA.
  4. Individual must already be accepted to a community college, university or accredited vocational school for the upcoming academic year.
  5. Individual must provide a reference to confirm their time in care, and a reference to recommend them for the scholarship. These can be the same or different people.

Recipients must meet all of the above eligibility requirements to be considered.

For any other questions, please email [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Statement: It is the policy and practice of One Simple Wish to treat all candidates for scholarships with dignity and respect, and to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to color, race, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, martial status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, military status, or any other category protected by law.