Join Guardian Scholars

Guardian Scholars Program Application

If you believe you're eligible, we encourage you to complete our online application:

Click Here to Apply

Need Help Verifying Foster Care Status?

Students may contact the State of California Foster Care Ombudsman’s Office for assistance:

Phone: 1-877-846-1602 or​ Online Request

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Guardian Scholars Program (GSP) Services Include:

  • Academic counseling & educational planning

  • Priority registration

  • Financial aid assistance

  • Program grants

  • Don Bookstore Card

  • Backpacks & supplies

  • Benefit cards

  • Technology Loan Program

  • Laptop

  • Wi-Fi hotspots

  • Cell phone assistance

  • Campus & community referrals

  • Tutoring services

  • YESS-ILP Workshops

  • Transitional housing assistance

  • Special events & field trips

  • Community-building activities

  • Emergency funding

  • GSP Canvas community

Guardian Scholars Program Eligibility

To join the Guardian Scholars Program at Santa Ana College, students may qualify in one of two ways:

  1. Guardian Scholars (GSP) - Students must meet all of the following:
  • Be a current or former foster youth
  • Be 35 years old or younger (at the start of the first academic year)
  • Be enrolled in at least 6 units
  • Have been in foster care for at least one day (at any age)
  • Provide a Ward of Court / Dependency Letter
  1. GSP / NextUp - Students must meet all of the following:
  • Be a current or former foster youth
  • Be 26 years old or younger (at the start of the first academic year)
  • Enroll or plan to enroll in 9 units
  • Have been in foster care for at least one day on or after your 13th birthday
  • Provide a Ward of Court / Dependency Letter