Join Trojan Guardian Scholars

Trojan Guardian Scholars (TGS) is primarily a support program for students who are admitted to and choose to attend USC as a first-year or transfer student. It is not a pre-college or direct admission program. To apply to USC,  visit the USC Admission website. 

We welcome all students who have experience in the foster care system, regardless of the length of their case or their current living situation. TGS also welcomes students who at any point have been wards of the court, emancipated minors, experienced homelessness or in kinship care.

If you are a current USC student and believe you might be eligible, please complete and submit the form below. All submissions are confidential.

Student Name

First

Last

Student DOB

USC ID #

USC Email Address

Phone #

I qualify as a Trojan Guardian Scholar because... (check all that apply)

I identify as a former foster youth

I identify as a youth who received kinship care

I identify as an adoptee

I identify as a youth with a legal guardian while a minor

I was admitted to USC as a...

Freshman

Transfer

Current Student Status

Undergraduate student

Graduate student

Admit Year

Anticipated Graduation Year

Major or Program

Gender Identity

Dependency Status

Current/Former foster youth

Kinship/Guardianship

Experienced homelessness

Adopted

Unaccompanied minor

Juvenile probation

Do you have children?

Residency Status (California/Other State)