Raising The Bar Scholarship Deadline: February 14, 2025

by Scholarships

Posted on February 3, 2025

A scholarship for students whose parents died or are permanently and totally disabled due to a workplace injury is accepting applications.

Scholarships for Children of Injured Workers Kids Chance Scholarship is currently accepting applications. The program provides scholarships to the children of Louisiana workers who experienced workplace accidents compensable under a state or federal Worker’s Compensation Act or law.

Interested students must apply by February 14, 2025, and meet basic eligibility requirements.

LBF Kids Chance Scholarship eligibility requirements:

• Must be a dependent of a worker killed or permanently and totally disabled in an accident compensable under a state or federal Worker’s Compensation Act or law.
• Must be a Louisiana resident between the ages of 16 and 25.
• Must maintain a “C” average or higher.
• Must demonstrate substantial financial need.
• Must be pursuing a primary college or university degree (bachelor’s or associate’s) or vocational education and training (certificate or license) from an accredited Louisiana (*) university, community, technical or vocational college and/or state approved proprietary school.

An exception may be made for attendance at an accredited out-of-state institution for extraordinary reasons.https://raisingthebar.org/kids-chance-scholarship-program/