Arizona Foster Youth Programs

To be eligible, students must:

• be accepted to ASU
• be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• be an Arizona resident for tuition purposes
• verify lawful presence as described under Arizona's Proposition 300
• be under 23 years old
• currently be in foster care and at least 16 years old; or
• formerly be in foster care when the student was at least 14 years old; or
• have been adopted from foster care (and adoption finalized) after the student was 14 years old
• have a high school diploma or GED, unless this is not required by the accredited post-secondary program.
• personal assets (bank account, car, home, etc.) must be worth less than $10,000.
• submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year. ASU’s Federal School Code is 001081. The FAFSA opens Oct. 1 each year and we recommend that students submit by Jan. 1 to be considered for the most need-based financial aid.

• To receive your Arizona Foster Youth Award, students must first be enrolled in classes at ASU.
• The Arizona Foster Youth Award will only cover any remaining tuition and mandatory fees after all other awarded funds from federal, public and institutional grants and scholarships (including, but not limited to, the Federal Pell Grant, the ASU College Attainment Grant and the Obama Scholarship) have been applied to the student's account. If the student's tuition and fees are 100% covered by the other awards, the student will NOT see an Arizona Foster Youth Award applied to their account. NOTE: The only federal grant that will NOT be counted toward a student's tuition and fees prior to applying the Arizona Foster Youth Award, is theArizona Education and Training Voucher (ETV). Eligible students may apply for the ETV, but funding is limited and not all students will be awarded. See more information below.
• The Arizona Foster Youth Award will usually disburse to the student's account a few days before classes begin, and only after the student's lawful presence has been verified and the student is enrolled in classes.
• Students offered multiple awards that cover tuition and fees, cannot receive more than 100% of the cost of tuition. Estimate your tuition and mandatory fees with ASU's Tuition Estimator.

Every student's financial situation is unique. In some situations, even with the Arizona Foster Youth Award and full Education and Training Voucher (ETV) funding, students may need to consider loans to cover their costs. ASU reminds students to borrow wisely, as loans must be paid back with interest.

Students must re-apply online for the ETV each new school year. However, ETV funds are assigned one semester at a time and students are required to share a copy of their unofficial transcripts before funding is disbursed for the next semester. ASU's Financial Aid office will complete an ETV Financial Aid form in the ETV system each semester, which must be finalized before ETV can disburse funds.