Tuition Waiver

EXEMPTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL CARE.

As authorized by the State of Texas in 1993 and amended in 1997, a student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees to attend state supported vocational schools, colleges, and universities if the student:

(1) Was in foster care or other residential care under the conservatorship of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services on or after:

(a) the day preceding the student's 18th birthday; or
(b) the day of the student's 14th birthday, if the student was also eligible for adoption on or after that day; or
(c) the day the student graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma; and

(2) Enrolls in an institution of higher education as an undergraduate student not later than:

(a) the third anniversary of the date the student was discharged from the foster or other residential care, the date the student graduated from high school, or the date the student received the equivalent of a high school diploma, whichever date is earliest; or
(b) the student's 21st birthday.

A letter from the foster care conservator, stating that the above qualifications are met, must be presented to the state educational institution.

For more information, please contact Sheryl Dudley at 214-370-9300 ext. 23