ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS You must be a current or former foster student who: was in U.S. foster care on your 18th birthday and aged out at that time. OR as adopted from U.S. foster care with the adoption finalized AFTER your 16th birthday. OR will have your foster care case closed between the ages of 18 and 21. You must be a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen. You must be at least 17 to apply for the first time. You may reapply for ETV funds, if you have a current grant, up to the age of 26. The maximum number of years a student can receive ETV funding five (5) years, (consecutive or intermittent). You must have been accepted into or be enrolled in a degree, certificate or other accredited program at a college, university, technical, vocational school. To remain eligible for ETV funding, you must show progress toward a degree or certificate.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Alabama

To be eligible for the Fostering Hope Scholarship, you must earn your high school or general education diploma BEFORE you leave care.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Scholarship
• State : Alabama

OCS youth who are or were in custody and in foster care (out-of-home care) on or after their 16th birthday and have not yet reached age 21; Be a resident of Alaska; Complete Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) requirements for the Alaska Education Grant (AEG) and Alaska Performance Scholarship (APS), if applicable; Be eligible for the federal Pell Grant determined by the FAFSA; Be accepted in to an undergraduate certificate or degree program and enroll in classes by the first fall semester following receipt of the award or graduation from high school whichever occurs later; Complete the APU donor-funded scholarship application; Maintain good standing within the University community (academic, financial, and conduct); Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress financial aid standards, including a 67% course completion rate and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Grant
• State : Alaska

Eligibility: Youth who are Iowa residents and who have received their high school diplomas or HISET and attending an Iowa approve college who meet one of the following criteria are eligible to apply: • Currently in licensed foster care under the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Human Services or Iowa Juvenile Court Services and will remain in placement to within 30 days of their 18th birthday. • Currently under Juvenile Court order to live with a relative or suitable person and will remain in placement until they turn 18 OR will remain in placement to within 30 days of their 18th birthday. • Will be under the age of 23 AND meet one of the out-of-home placement conditions described above at the time of completing the grant application AND on the date the education/training program starts. • Was PREVIOUSLY in Iowa foster care and was legally adopted after the age of 16. At the time of application and on the date the education program starts, student will be under the age of 23. • Currently living in or will be graduating from a state training school or state institution 30 days prior to student’s 18th birthday.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Grant
• State : Iowa

Iowa resident Attending an eligible Iowa college or university Must have graduated from an eligible Iowa high school or completed a high school equivalency diploma within the last 2 years (students in foster care are exempt from this requirement) Be a first-time college freshman in the fall 2024 or spring 2025 semesters (unless you are renewing your scholarship award, or unless you aged out of foster care) Must be continuously enrolled in college and continuously receiving a scholarship disbursement to renew a scholarship (students who were in foster care are exempt from this requirement) Enroll for at least 3 semester hours (or the trimester or quarter equivalent) in a program leading to an undergraduate degree, diploma or certificate Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Iowa Financial Aid Application by March 1 (* the deadline has been extended to April 1, 2024 for the 2024-25 year.) Have an eligible Student Aid Index (SAI) on the 2024-25 FAFSA. The SAI range for scholarship eligibility for 2024-25 is (-1,500) - 10,396.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Scholarship
• State : Iowa

To be eligible for an award, a student must: Be under age 26, and: At least 14 years old and currently in Department of Services for Children, Youth, & Their Families (DSCYF) Custody (foster care); or Exited DSCYF Custody to adoption or guardianship at the age of 16 years or older; or Aged out of foster care in Delaware at age 18. Complete a current-year Delaware Aspire529 application prior to the deadline. (July 8) Be a Delaware resident. Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee. Be an undergraduate student. Show proof of enrollment or attendance at an institution of higher learning or trade school, AND if already attending, must be making satisfactory academic or vocational progress toward completion of that program. Proof of enrollment or attendance can be requested through your school’s registrar or administrative offices.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Financial Assistance
• State : Delaware

The Arizona ETV program is open to any current and former young person in foster care who meets at least one of these criteria: You are a young person who is or was in U.S. foster care on or after your 16th birthday for ETV (14th for Tuition Waiver) You were adopted from U.S. foster care with the adoption finalized after your 16th birthday for ETV (14th for Tuition Waiver) Additionally you must: Be an Arizona resident Be a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen Have personal assets (bank account, car, home, etc.) worth less than $10,000 Be enrolled in a degree, certificate or other accredited program and show that you are making satisfactory academic progress. Arizona ETV recipients must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA each term. Students must submit an academic transcript showing grades and GPA from the most recently completed semester/term.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Arizona

If you are attending an Arizona public community college, four-year college, or university, you may be eligible for the Arizona Tuition Waiver. You must have been in foster care at some point after the age of 14 and meet all requirements of the Arizona ETV program and must receive your first disbursement of funding before your 23rd birthday

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Waiver
• State : Arizona

The Cal Grant B Foster Youth award allows students who are current and former foster youth to be eligible for increased Cal Grant eligibility. Foster youth have until their 26 birthday to apply. On July 1, 2018 California expanded the Cal Grant Program to allow students who are current and former foster youth to be eligible for increased Cal Grant eligibility. Foster youth students may renew their Cal Grant B awards for the equivalent of eight years of full-time attendance in an undergraduate program. Foster youth students have until their 26th birthday to apply for the Cal Grant High School Entitlement Award. Foster youth students attending a California Community College can apply for a High School Entitlement award through September 2nd (rather than March 2nd).

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Grant
• State : California

Applicant must be less than 26 years of age as of May 1st in the year that they are applying for a waiver, and qualify within one of the following categories: In state foster care for the immediate 6-month period prior to his or her 18th birthday. In state guardianship or custody at the time of his or her 18th birthday. In guardianship, after being in state foster care or guardianship, at the time of their 18th birthday. In placement out-of-state, through the interstate compact for the placement of children, at the time of their 18th birthday.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Waiver
• State : New Hampshire

Enrolls in and maintains at least half-time enrollment (with a minimum of six credits) in an eligible program of at least one academic year in length • Is a bona-fide domiciliary resident of Virginia according to Section 23-7.4 of Code of Virginia • Meets the satisfactory academic standards of the college for federal student f inancial aid programs • Has not been previously enrolled full-time in a post- secondary institution more than five years and does not have a prior bachelor’s degree • Demonstrates financial need

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Grant
• State : Virginia

Have been in the custody of the Commonwealth before age 18. Be a current or former foster child who was placed in the custody of the state by order of the court and not adopted or returned home, or Be a child whose guardianship was sponsored by the Department of Children and Families through age 18. Have approved eligibility status as a “High School Completer,” 1 per the Massachusetts tuition equity law, 2 or be a U.S. Citizen, permanent legal resident, or non-citizen eligible under Title IV regulations. Have applied for financial aid, using the standard Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a FAFSA equivalent application authorized by the Department of Higher Education Not be in default of any federal or state Student Loans for attendance at any institution or owe a refund for any previous financial aid received. Be enrolled full time, half time, or part time in an eligible undergraduate degree, certificate or short-term certificate program, or be taking non-credit courses. Not have received a prior bachelor’s degree or its equivalent Be maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with institutional and federal standards. Be twenty-four years of age or under at the start of the academic year.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Waiver
• State : Massachusetts

Tuition and fee waivers are available to a youth or former youth in care for the first five years that the youth or former youth in care is enrolled in an Illinois community college or public university so long as the youth makes satisfactory progress toward completing his or her degree.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Waiver
• State : Illinois

The Department must have court ordered legal responsibility for the youth at the time classes or program begins; B. The youth must have completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the current academic year within the required deadlines set by the college and state and must complete all necessary forms and provide documentation requested by the college in order to receive financial aid at the college (If applicable); C. The youth must be accepted for enrollment in their ‘in district’ community college; D. The youth must make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as per the college’s definition; and E. The youth must read and sign the service agreement portion of this application.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : State Funded
• State : Illinois

Scholarship Purpose: To award scholarships to students who are current Oregon residents and who have been in foster care and wish to attend any Title IV financial aid eligible institution within the United States.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Scholarship
• State : Oregon

Youth who are eligible for ETV have earned a high school diploma or GED, are enrolled in a post-secondary education that is a pre-accredited, accredited, or certified training program, and the youth meets one of the following: in the custody of DCF, KDOC-JS, or Tribal Authority and in a foster care placement on the date the youth attained 18 years of age; or left a foster care placement subject to a permanent custodianship or guardianship under chapter 38 or 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated on or after the youth's 16th birthday; or adopted from foster care placement on or after the youth's 16th birthday; or in an eligible out of home placement for any length of time on or after the 14th birthday, unless an adoption, permanent custodianship, or guardianship is finalized prior to the youth's 16th birthday.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Kansas

OCS youth who are or were in custody and in foster care (out-of-home care) on or after their 16th birthday and have not yet reached age 21. Youth must have completed a high school diploma or GED. Youth must be accepted into a qualifying institution of higher education. Youth must be enrolled in a program prior to their 21st birthday to receive funds until they reach age 23. Youth must be attending at least half-time to an accredited school. An accredited school is one that: Awards a Bachelor’s degree or not less than a 2-year program that provides credit toward a degree, Provides not less than 1-year of training towards gainful employment, or is a vocational program that provides training for gainful employment and has been in existence for at least two years.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Alaska

You must be a current/former foster student who: Ever Heard of the Arkansas Youth Advisory Board (YAB)? The YAB is a group of youth from the foster care system that meets with the DHS staff to advocate on behalf of other youth in foster care. ADDITIONALLY, YAB MEMBERS: • Speak at local conferences • Host YAB meetings • Assist with planning the annual leadership conference and other events for the youth in foster care • Serve the community If you are interested in serving on the •Was in foster care on your 18th birthday •OR Remains in foster care •OR Entered into an adoption or guardianship from foster care at 16 or older. 2. You must have been accepted into or be enrolled in a degree, certificate or other accredited program at a college, university, technical or vocational school. To remain eligible for ETV funding, you must show progress toward a degree or certificate.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Arkansas

Youth must have been in foster care for at least 6 months (non-consecutive) and in care at 14 years of age or older (see additional criteria below). For youth who have achieved permanency through Guardianship or Adoption after the age of 16 – please contact your Independent Living Specialist in order to verify eligibility.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Georgia

Students who have “aged out” of the foster care system. Students who are in foster care. Students adopted from foster care or appointed a guardian after the age of 16. Students who are, or have been, under tribal court jurisdiction and meet the above eligibility criteria.

• Recource Category : Educational
• Recource Type : Voucher
• State : Montana