The Ford Family Foundation established the Ford ReStart Scholarship Program to encourage adults, age 25 or older, to begin or return to full-time, post-secondary education. Applicants must be from Oregon or Siskiyou County, California. An applicant must be at least 25 years old by March 1 of the application year, be no more than halfway through their degree program, and seek an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree at an eligible institution in CA or OR (and not previously have earned a bachelor's degree).