How much funding does Kid's Chance Scholarship provide?

Kid's Chance Scholarship provides $500 - $3,000 in funding.

Kid's Chance Scholarship

ALABAMA LAW FOUNDATION INC

Foundation Annual Hardship Grants

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Funding Amount

$500 - $3,000

Deadline

May 1, 2027

386 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Kid's Chance Scholarship

Purpose: Provides scholarships to students whose parent(s) have been permanently and totally disabled or killed as a result of a work-related injury.

Geographic Scope: Alabama residents only

Eligibility:

Student must be an Alabama resident

Parent must have been found permanently and totally disabled from an on-the-job injury, OR

Parent must have been killed as a result of an on-the-job injury

Applicant must be attending or planning to attend a technical school or college

Award Details:

Scholarships traditionally range from $500 to $3,000

No scholarship will exceed the annual cost of tuition and books at the most expensive in-state public university

Award amounts are determined by the Scholarship Committee

Scholarships awarded in late June or early July

Required Documentation:

High school transcript of grades (not needed if already graduated from high school and attending college)

College or technical school transcripts if currently enrolled

Copy of financial aid letter from school attending

Letters of recommendation (optional)

Proof that parent has been found permanently and totally disabled from an on-the-job injury (copy of court order or statement from workers' compensation insurance carrier)

Death certificate of deceased parent (if applicable) - death must have resulted from an on-the-job injury

Brief description of the accident

Copy of last year's tax return of parent or guardian

Contact Information:

Kids' Chance Scholarship Committee

Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.

Post Office Box 4129

Montgomery, Alabama 36103

Phone: (334) 387-1600 or (334) 387-1604

How to Apply

Application Process

Deadline: May 1 each year (applications must be received by this date; no late applications accepted)

Application Steps:
1. Complete the online application form with all required information
2. Gather all required supporting documents
3. Print and sign the Certification of Authorization form (provided after online submission)
4. Mail signed Certification and supporting documents to the address below

Required Information in Application:

Student information (name, address, contact details, date of birth, Social Security number)

Parent/guardian information

Information about injured or deceased parent (name, date of injury/death, employer, workers' compensation insurance carrier)

High school attended

Schools applied to and/or accepted to; intended school of attendance

Major field of study and expected graduation date

Career objectives

Plans for financing education (sources and amounts)

Living arrangements (home vs. on-campus)

Employment during school year (if applicable)

Household income details (monthly average workers' compensation payment, disability insurance income, other income sources)