Education
Education: College / Higher Ed
Chafee & Education Training Voucher (ETV) - Kansas
About this resource
Education & Training Voucher funds, most commonly called ETV, are available to young adults who experienced foster care to assist with attending a vocational school, community college, or university. ETV funds may be used for necessary education expenses like tuition, textbooks, computer, etc. The ETV program is administered by the Kansas DCF Independent Living Program (ILP).
To read more about the ETV program in Kansas, visit the website here: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Pages/Education-and-Training-Voucher.aspx
For the online application, here is the PDF for your convenience: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Documents/PPM_Forms/Section_7000_Forms/PPS7260.pdf
Your application will need to be submitted to the Kansas DHS.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the ETV program, an individual must meet the following requirements:
- Be a high school graduate or have obtained a GED
- Youth who were placed in the custody of the state child welfare agency, juvenile corrections, or Tribal Authority in any state at age 14 or older may be eligible.
- Experienced one of the following:
- Aged out of DCF, KDOC-JS, or TA from an eligible placement on or after their 18th birthday.
- Left an eligible placement to a permanent order of guardianship or custodianship on or after their 16th birthday.
- Adopted on or after their 16th birthday
- In an eligible placement on or after their 14th birthday
- ETV funds may be utilized for a total of five years, until their 26th birthday.
- ETV funds are need-based. The youth will work with their Independent Living Coordinator to determine their level of need.
- To receive ETV funds, a youth must complete the FAFSA and a minimum of 3 scholarships (documentation of completion is required).
- On the FAFSA, question 53 asks whether an individual was in foster care or a ward of the court after age 13. Answer “yes” to this question to be eligible for the full Pell Grant--which is money that does not have to be paid back as long as youth maintains passing grades.