Former Youth in Care Funding (Tuition Waiver & Youth Futures Fund) — Okanagan College: Free, by appointment or by phone, at Financial Aid & Awards, Okanagan College Kelowna Campus, 1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, BC. Who it's for: Former youth in care in BC (MCFD or ICFSA care at 19 or for 24+ months in total; adopted through MCFD or ICFSA; or former Child in Home of….
Categories: Financial Aid, Post-Secondary Students, Youth
If you were in government care in BC, you may be able to study at Okanagan College without paying tuition, and get extra money for other costs. ▸ Provincial Tuition Waiver — you may qualify if you are studying full-time or part-time at the undergraduate level, and you were: • Adopted through MCFD or an Indigenous Child and Family Service Agency (ICFSA), or • Formerly in the Child in Home of Relative Program, or • In MCFD or ICFSA care when you turned 19, or for at least 24 months in total ▸ Learning for Future Grant: $3,500 per program year for costs the waiver doesn't cover, like textbooks, computers and supplies. ▸ Youth Futures Education Fund (funded by United Way BC): extra money for books, housing, utilities or emergencies, for OC students on the tuition waiver who show financial need and are in good standing. ▸ How to apply: 1. Tuition waiver: fill out the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program and Learning for Future Grant form and email it to financialaid@okanagan.bc.ca. 2. Youth Futures Education Fund: apply online and attach receipts or bills (books, rent, utilities). A committee emails you the decision. 3. Need help? Call OC's Former Youth in Care Support Navigators at 250-762-5445 ext. 6714 or ext. 4133, or toll-free in BC at 1-800-767-5492. ▸ Also available: BC's SAJE program for youth and young adults leaving care, 1-866-623-3001.
Also known as: former youth in care tuition waiver learning for future grant youth futures united way saje aged out foster care mcfd okanagan college
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