Texas


Texas 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:
Caroline Bogues
ETV Specialist
Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services caroline.bogues@dfps.state.tx.us
Phone: 5124384576
Fax: 5123395807
P.O. Box 149030 Mail Code W-157
Austin, TX 78714-9030

From the State of Texas (CPS)

As of September 1, 2003, a student is exempt from the payment of college tuition and fees at state supported colleges and universities if the student was adopted AND was the subject of an adoption assistance agreement between the adoptive parents and DFPS (under Subchapter D, Chapter 162, of the Texas Family Code)
Please note that any child adopted and who was the subject of an adoption assistance agreement between the adoptive parents and DFPS before September 1, 2003 is eligible, as well as any person in the future meeting this requirement.