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Kentucky Tuition Waiver for Foster and Adopted Children

Offered independently by Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Full tuition and mandatory feesKentucky

About this scholarship

Kentucky waives tuition and mandatory fees at state public colleges, universities, and technical schools for current and former foster youth and children adopted from foster care.

Who can apply

Current and former Kentucky foster youth, children adopted from foster care, and youth in guardianship placements. The waiver covers up to 150 credit hours or until age 28 at Kentucky public postsecondary institutions.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Start your application on Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.