FEDERAL STUDENT AID
FOSTER YOUTH TUITION & FEE WAIVER
Tuition and fee waiver available to eligible foster youth students for the equivalent of 4 years of undergraduate study.
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20202
Eligibility: Foster youth must have been in the legal care and custody of DHS (or one of the nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon) for at least 180 days after age 14 and did not exit substitute care prior to the age of 16.

Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) will work with the community colleges, Oregon public universities and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) to notify them of student's eligibility for fee waiver.
Hours: Application deadline: October 1-June 30 of the award year, or the student’s last day of class for the academic year (whichever is earliest)
Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (800) 433-3243 800-4FED-AID
  • (334) 523-2691 Alternate
  • (800) 730-8913 TTY
  • Main phone (800) 433-3243 Federal Student Aid Information Center
  • Other (503) 945-6612 DHS
Email Address: [email protected]
INTAKE PROCEDURE: Eligible applicants must submit a completed FAFSA by visiting website
FEES: None
DOCUMENTS: Completed FAFSA
AREA SERVED: State of Oregon
Services:
  • Student Financial Aid * Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues
  • Student Financial Aid * Former Foster Children
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FEDERAL STUDENT AID