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What is The Foster Child Grant Program?

What is The Foster Child Grant Program?

The Foster Child Grant Program provides grant assistance annually for foster children to help pay for an education beyond high school at any college or university throughout the continental United States.

The foster child receiving the grant must have signed an agreement with the Department of Children and Families for care and services beyond age 18.

The annual award amount varies.

Additional eligibility requirements include:

• Being a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts.

• Not being in default on any federal or state student loans at any institution attended or owe a refund for any previous financial aid received.

• Being enrolled full-time in an eligible institution.

• Being in good standing and meet the institution's requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress.

• Being placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Families through a Care and Protection Petition.

• Being under the age of 25 at the start of the academic year.

• Have signed a voluntary agreement with the Department of Social Services establishing terms and conditions for receiving such aid.

For more information on this program, please visit the Massachusetts Office of Higher Education website.

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