<p>I bought a Kaplan guide to scholarships for recruited athletes. I was astonished to come across this little tidbit, in a paragraph describing what to include in an initial letter to a coach:</p>
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<p>Has anyone heard of such a thing???</p>
<p>Anecdotal, but might support the theory: son had a good friend through high school, the kid was a foster, never adopted and a “ward of the state” at the point of application and matriculation. Not an athlete, but a conservatory level violin talent with a couple of regional competition wins under his belt. His tuition, fees and books were covered at the three he applied for and received acceptances. I’m not sure about room and board, I think this was covered as well. He did have to make a small contribution (a percentage of part-time earnings) and was required to meet other guidelines within the parameters of the Dept of Children’s Services. I don’t recall him having to take any federal loans either.</p>
<p>I know one family whose adopted child will get free tuition at the state universities of the state where the adoption took place. He must apply for admission like everyone else and I don’t know about room and board. This was all a part of the adoption agreement.</p>
<p>My kids are adopted and I’ve never heard of such a thing!</p>
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<p>Yes. It will vary state to state and with the circumstances of the adoption. My understanding is that it is usually only available with adoptions arranged with the state, not private adoptions, and many are children who have previously been fostered and who may present as difficult to adopt.</p>
<p>i have an adopted child also and have never heard of it but looks like some states have it</p>
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<p>what difference would it make if private or state arranged…that seems crazy …our adoption was private but done so that the child would not have to go into foster care.</p>
<p>It looks like very few states have this and the ones that do, have lots of strings attached.</p>
<p>[College</a> Tuition Waiver and Scholarship Programs -](<a href=“http://library.adoption.com/articles/college-tuition-waiver-and-scholarship-programs.html]College”>http://library.adoption.com/articles/college-tuition-waiver-and-scholarship-programs.html)</p>
<p>I think it may depend on circumstances. I have a friend who adopted an older child who had been abused. They got free tuition and tons of professional guidance in the process.</p>
<p>The family I mentioned has two adopted children. One was adopted as a newborn and they are paying her way through school. The other was adopted as an older child. He’d been removed from his biological parents due to abuse and neglect and spent time in foster care and other facilities. The state was also willing to pay for some ongoing medical issues.</p>
<p>I think if child is adopted over age 14, adoptive parents income is not included in calculation of need.</p>