Kansas Foster Child Educational Assistance Program (tuition waiver)
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Tuition and required fees waived at Kansas public colleges and technical schools for young people who aged out of, or were adopted from, Kansas foster care, through the semester they turn 23.
- How much
- Full tuition and required fees at Kansas public institutions
- Who qualifies
- Current or former Kansas foster youth (in DCF custody at 18, adopted from foster care at 16+, etc.)
- Through the semester the student turns 23; Kansas public institutions only.
- For students starting college, undergrads, trade school students
- When to apply
- Apply any time No published deadline; submit through your school's registrar before enrolling.
- How to apply
- Complete DCF form PPS 7260 (Application for Foster Child Education Assistance) and return it to the registrar at your school, which emails it to DCF (DCF.TuitionWaivers@ks.gov) for eligibility verification
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (dcf.ks.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
Under the Kansas Foster Child Educational Assistance Act, eligible students enroll without paying tuition and required fees at Kansas area vocational/technical schools, community colleges, technical colleges, Washburn and state universities, for undergraduate study through the semester they turn 23. Eligible if you: were in Kansas DCF custody and in a foster care placement on your 18th birthday; were released from DCF custody before 18 after graduating high school or completing a GED while in foster care; were adopted from foster care on or after age 16; or left foster care on or after 16 under a permanent custodianship/guardianship. Books, room and board and other charges are not covered. Must keep good academic standing and satisfactory progress.
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