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.

Maximum awards for students attending eligible Iowa colleges and universities vary depending on type of post-secondary institution and credit enrollment and are adjusted annually. Please complete the Iowa Financial Aid application annually located at: www.IowaCollegeAid.gov Your grant amount will be determined by your financial aid administrator after registration and enrollment. Opportunity Grants are renewable if a student’s education program is more than one year in length