Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant Program

Scholarship Description

This federally funded program offers grants to Pennsylvania undergraduate students aging out of foster care who are attending an eligible post-secondary institution.

To be considered for this grant, you must:

• Be a Pennsylvania resident
• Be eligible for services under Pennsylvania’s John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
• Be identified as a youth in foster care or a youth discharged or adopted from foster care at age 16
• Have not reached the age of 26 by July 1 of the upcoming academic year for which Chafee ETG is received
• Be enrolled as an undergraduate, at least half time in a college or career school that is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IV student assistance programs
• Demonstrate financial need for the grant (as determined by the postsecondary institution)
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress (as determined by the postsecondary institution)
• Not be in default on a federal student loan or owe a refund on other Title IV aid.
• Have not received Chafee ETG for 5 years (consecutive or not), defined as 10 semesters or the equivalent, for undergraduate study
• Have graduated from high school or have received a Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma

Eligibility Requirements

• Type of institution award is open to: trade/technical school
• Award is available to U.S. citizens

Application Requirements

• Application form required

How To Apply

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