Foresters Competitive Scholarship Program
Foresters is proud to contribute to the opportunities that education can bring to individuals, families and communities. We hope to help cultivate the next generation of leaders and community volunteers while providing well-deserved financial assistance to students as they work towards their educational goals. Our tuition scholarships are available for many kinds of post-secondary education such as vocational and trade schools, community colleges and universities.
Each year, the Foresters Competitive Scholarship Program2 offers up to 250 tuition scholarships for higher learning worth up to $8,000 each in the US and Canada. Eligible students of any age with a minimum GPA of 2.8 or 70% may apply.
Foresters may reward up to five applicants who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and extraordinary effort and ability to overcome adversity with the Ken Peterson Award for Community Leadership3. Ken Peterson scholarship winners receive $5,000 in the first academic year and may receive $2,000 per year thereafter, up to $11,000 in total.
Scholarship Applications are accepted from December 1 to February 28.
