Scholarship

It costs approximately, on average, $700 per child annually for education expenses across all of OrFA’s programs in Vietnam and Thailand. The scholarship funds school-related expenses such as tuition, books, additional tutoring classes, etc… for orphans who meet our vetting requirements. OrFA only covers lodging on a case-by-case basis. Children participating in the scholarship program are required to be in the mentoring program if it is available in their location.

OrFA performs a rigorous diligence process on all scholarship applicants including the following information requests:

• General info (name, age, family background, orphanage/center details)
• Does the orphanage center have sole legal custody of the child?
• Does the applicant meet OrFA’s definition of an orphan?
• Does the applicant live at the orphanage center full time?
• What is the guardian/center’s source of income?
• What is the orphans’ source of income?
• Is the applicant currently enrolled and attending school? OrFA will review the proof of school enrollment, school contacts and details, and proof of school expense payments.

In addition, OrFA reviews applicants’ essays on their reason for applying to the scholarship program before acceptance.

We currently support 27 children in Chiang Mai, Thailand and 70 children in Vietnam.