The Arizona Education and Training Voucher (ETV) is a federally funded grant used to support foster youth who have aged out of the foster care system and who enrolled in college, university and vocational training programs. Students may receive up to $5,000 a year based on their cost of attendance. They must enroll before their 21st birthday and may continue to receive support until age 23. The funds may be used for tuition, housing, books, student loan repayments and qualified living expenses.
Eligibility Requirements, applicants must meet the following conditions:
- must be in foster care, adopted from foster care after age 16, or aged out of foster care
- be US citizens or qualified non-citizens
- be younger than 21 to apply for the first time
- have a high school diploma or GED
- have been accepted into or enrolled in a Title IV, accredited college or vocational/technical training program
- personal assets (bank account, car, home, etc.) must be worth less than $10,000
Receiving your Arizona Education and Training Voucher (ETV)
Once the ETV office has received all forms, they will determine a student’s need and send an award letter to qualified students. ETV will send awarded funds (up to $2,500 per semester) directly to the institution's financial aid office. The financial aid office will be responsible for posting funds to the student’s account. This transaction may be posted after the semester has begun. Students with questions should contact the financial aid office. Every student's financial situation is unique. In some situations, even with the Arizona Foster Youth Award and full Education and Training Voucher (ETV) funding, students may need to consider other types of financial aid.
