Fostering Laker Success strives to recruit and retain youth who have experienced foster care and other out-of-home placements by providing access to resources that encourage successful inclusion within and graduation from the GVSU community. Please complete the form below, to see if you qualify for Fostering Laker Success.

Note: Grand Valley offers 400+ endowed and department scholarships. These scholarships vary and may be based on interests, academic performance, special talents or major. Many of these scholarships are made possible through generous donations. Students may apply for these scholarships each year through myScholarships. 

For questions, please contact:
Brandy Thompson, M.A.Program Coordinator/Independent Living Skills Coach
[email protected]
(616) 331-8864

Unaccompanied homeless youth are students (or future students) who lack safe, stable housing and who are not in the care of a parent or guardian. They may have run away from home or been forced to leave by their parents. Unaccompanied youth live in a variety of temporary situations, including shelters, the homes of friends or relatives, cars, campgrounds, public parks, abandoned buildings, motels, and bus or train stations. Unaccompanied youth do not receive financial support from their parents and do not have access to parental information.