Tennessee


Tennessee Hope Foster Child Tuition Grant

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Tennessee 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:

Person to Contact:
Anidolee Melville-Chester
IL Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Children's Services anidolee.chester@state.tn.us
Phone: 6155325644
8th Floor, Cordell Hull Building 436 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243


Oregon

From the State of Oregon

Children who were a ward of the court and in the legal custody of the state between age 16 and 21 are able to apply for the Former Foster Children Scholarship. More information is available from 800-452-8807 x 7395


Oregon 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:

Person to Contact:
Rosemary Iavenditti
Independent Living Program Coordinator
SCF - Independent Living Program, E76
rosemary.iavenditti@state.or.us
Phone: 5039455688
Fax: 5039456969
500 Summer Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-1069