Foster children struggle with the challenges of paying for college. I am starting a series covering each state on what scholarships, funding, and training is available for them. If you know of funding available to foster children that I have not listed please, email with the information at fostercareblogger@adoptionmail.com . This will be an ongoing posting. It is time consuming to research each state for benefits that they to foster children, so bare with me. I hope this can be a resource for foster parents to share with their foster children and start helping them plan for their future now, and not want to the last minute or when the resources have been used up (remember some of these are limited basis).


Arizona

Arizona ETV Program

You may be eligible for funding of up to $5000 per year while you are in college or a vocational or technical training program!
You may qualify if:
You are 18, 19 or 20 years old.
You are in foster care or you were in foster care as a teenager and you are a US citizen or qualified non-citizen
You aged out of the foster care system at age 18 or were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization after your 16th birthday.
You have been accepted into or are enrolled in a degree, certificate or other program at a college, university, technical or vocational school and you show progress towards that degree or certificate.
To find out more about the specific eligibility requirements for your state, contact your caseworker or:

Beverlee Kroll
Independent Living Coordinator
Arizona Department of Economic Security
bkroll@azdes.gov
Phone: 4805451901
Fax: 4805452986
1818 East Southern, Sute 17 B
Mesa, AZ 85204


Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
To qualify, an applicant must be current or former permanent ward of the State of Arizona and must be enrolled at or accepted into a school, college, course of study, or other educational program. Scholarship funds are given out on a first come, first served basis, giving preference to those students applying to renew their current AFFCF scholarship.
A scholarship from the AFFCF can be used to pay educational expenses at any college, university, community college, or vocational/technical school. It can also be used to pay for correspondence courses and other educational programs.