Texas Foster Care and Adopted Student Tuition and Fee Exemption
Free tuition and fees at Texas public colleges (including dual credit) for young people who were in DFPS foster care or were adopted out of it. No financial need test.
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Who can apply
- For any grade
- Circumstance: foster
- Circumstance: adopted (preferred, not required)
- Age: Enroll by 27th birthday (no age limit for certain adoption-assistance cases)
- Eligibility confirmed by DFPS with Form 1810.
- Homeschool: no high school requirement applies to this exemption. (preferred, not required)
How to apply
Open this listing in the Scholarship Finder for the application page, the sponsor’s website and contact details.
Is this legit?
Trust 100/100 A government program, confirmed on the agency’s own site. No red flags.
Source: State program · checked September 30, 2026. Sponsors change dates and amounts; confirm with the sponsor before you apply.
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