Adopt an Orphan Scholar

You can be the link between the ambition of an orphan of violence and the pursuit of a dream.

The Orphan Society of America’s (OSA) Adopt an Orphan Scholar program enables you to provide a life-changing gift to an individual whose parent(s) died spontaneously and unnaturally as a result of homicide, suicide, war, disaster and sudden death accidents through OSA’s higher education scholarship fund.

To Adopt an Orphan Scholar we ask that you commit to contribute or raise the funds necessary for to a two or four year scholarship for an orphan of violence. 

If you are interested please contact Jana Wilcox: jwilcox@theorphansociety.org for more information on how to get started.

Click here to read about orphans of violence whose lives have been changed because of the scholarships provided by OSA and our supporters, like you.

Why should you Adopt an Orphan Scholar?

In 2008, The Orphan Society of America (OSA) completed and published a report on the state of individuals orphaned by violent death in the United States.  The prevailing need reported to best assist these individuals who faced traumatic loss was financial assistance for education and basic necessities. To address this need OSA implemented a scholarship program specifically for individuals orphaned by violence seeking to pursue higher education.

The drive and ambition of these individuals combined with the necessary funds needed to make their dreams come true is a real recipe for success.


Adopt an Orphan Scholar FAQs

1. What is the financial commitment per year?

We ask that each sponsor donate and or raise a total of $15,000 per year for two or four years depending on whether your student chooses to study in a two year or four year program.

2. Where will the funds go if an orphan scholar drops out of school?

The funds will be redistributed to another OSA scholarship recipient.

3. How much of my contribution goes to the scholarship?

The majority of your contributions will go directly to your Orphan Scholars college education; OSA will use 15% to cover our general administration.

4. Will I get to learn about the Orphan Scholar that I adopt?

This will be determined on a case by case basis.