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State College Tuition and Fee Waiver for Foster Youth

Offered independently by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Open to any schoolFull tuition and fee exemptionTexas

About this scholarship

Texas state law exempts foster youth from paying tuition and fees at state-supported colleges and universities. Students must enroll before their 27th birthday to use the exemption.

Who can apply

Applicants must be currently or formerly in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, or have been adopted from DFPS.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Start your application on Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.