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Request Oregon’s foster or homeless youth college tuition waiver

Oregon’s undergraduate tuition-and-fee waiver covers qualifying former foster youth and youth with specified homelessness-service histories.

Steps

2 steps
  1. Check the qualifying historyReview the required care or adoption history. The homelessness route requires at least 180 days between ages 14 and 24, qualifying DHS-contracted or host-home services, and age 16 or older when last served.
  2. Enroll and submit FAFSA or ORSAA before age 25Access the waiver before 25 by enrolling at an eligible Oregon public college or university and completing FAFSA or ORSAA each year. Respond promptly to school verification requests. The waiver lasts up to 12 full-time terms or a bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first.

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