Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV)
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, administered by LOSFA
Up to $5,000 a year for current and former foster youth (ages 14-25) in college or training.
- How much
- Up to $5,000 per academic year
- Who qualifies
- Current or former foster youth (Louisiana foster care)
- Ages 14-25 (not yet 26); in foster care, aged out, left foster care for legal guardianship or adoption after 16, or was in foster care after 14 and left for other reasons; enrolled in postsecondary education; FAFSA each year. Max five years of participation.
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, trade school students
- Partly need-based: your FAFSA can affect whether you get it or how much.
- When to apply
- Apply any time No fixed deadline; FAFSA each year, award processed through your school's aid office.
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA each year and talk to your college's financial aid office, which works with LOSFA
- Foster care status is confirmed with DCFS
- What you'll need
- FAFSA only
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (mylosfa.la.gov) and page 2
The details
Federally funded, state-administered voucher for undergraduate and graduate students who have been in foster care. LOSFA's page states $5,000 per academic year; LOSFA's most recent bulletin (2024-25) describes it as up to $5,000 based on financial need, paid $2,500 per semester (or by quarter/term; proprietary schools bill in four parts), with summer awards possible if the annual maximum hasn't been used. Renewable while under 26, enrolled, making satisfactory academic progress, for no more than five years total.
More money from Louisiana
- TOPS Excellence AwardTuition and fees or $12,000 per year, whichever is less (public); tuition and fees or $8,500, whichever is less (LAICU private)
- Louisiana Geaux Teach Scholarship ProgramUp to $5,000 per year
- Louisiana GO Grant$300 minimum to $3,000 maximum per year (set by your school)
- Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship$2,000 per year (undergraduate); $3,000 per year (graduate); $12,000 cumulative maximum
- M.J. Foster Promise Program$3,200 per award year ($1,600 per semester) full-time; up to $6,400 total (full $6,400 in one year for certain high-cost programs)
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- Nearby states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas
- Federal aid and national scholarships (open to students in any state)
- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
- Should I file the FAFSA if I don't think I'll qualify?
- FAFSA deadlines by state (2027-28)
- The FAFSA for parents: what you need to do
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