Applications Open 2027
The Barron Scholarship
For young people who survived the family court system — the children we fought for, becoming the adults the world needs.
For young people who survived the family court system — the children we fought for, becoming the adults the world needs.
The family court system harms children. Years of it. Sometimes the entire span of a childhood. The damage does not end when they age out — it follows them into who they become.
The Barron Scholarship exists to invest in those young people. The ones who lived through it. The ones whose voices were dismissed, whose safety was bargained, whose childhoods were spent in court files instead of classrooms.
We award scholarships to young people who have been subjected to the family court system — because their education should not be the next thing the system takes from them.
Final eligibility criteria will be announced when applications open. The following reflects the populations this scholarship is designed to serve.
Young people whose parents fought to keep them safe in family court — whether or not the system listened.
Young people who were forced into contact, custody, or visitation arrangements that did not reflect their safety or wishes.
Young people whose testimony, preferences, or evidence of harm was dismissed, overridden, or weaponized against them in family court proceedings.
“The children we fight for today are raising their children tomorrow.”
— The Barron Foundation
A scholarship done right takes time. Here is the timeline.
Public commitment, mission framing, and call for advisory input from survivors, educators, and protective parent advocates.
Eligibility criteria, application process, and selection committee finalized. Initial fundraising goal set.
First Barron Scholarship application cycle opens. First cohort selected and awarded.
Awarded every year. Growing the cohort as the funding base grows.
When applications open in 2027, we want the right young people to find this scholarship. Tell us who you are and we will notify you the moment the cycle launches.
Every contribution from now through 2027 goes directly into the scholarship endowment. The bigger we build it, the more young people we can fund.
Every gift fuels the fund
One textbook for a scholar
A semester of school supplies
One application fee in full
A year of textbooks for one scholar
Named donor recognition
Mark your gift “Scholarship” in the note. Tax-deductible. EIN: 41-2418788.
Whether you are a future scholar, a protective parent, or someone who can fund this fight — there is a place for you here.