Chafee Education and Training Voucher — foster-youth application Oregon application preparation guide Source review: 2026-10-11 Funding type: Grant - program restrictions apply Service area: Shared Oregon or institution-specific route Postsecondary education and training assistance for eligible current and former foster youth. Who can apply Foster-care history and age rules apply; applicants must be 25 or younger, with final disbursement before age 26. Amount or support Award depends on program and current funding. Availability Publisher’s Grant Updates section says the 2026-27 application is open. Deadline or timing 2026-27: Winter deadline November 1, 2026; Spring deadline February 1, 2027. Earlier term deadlines have passed. Prepare (the provider may request other or alternative documents) [ ] FAFSA [ ] Chafee application [ ] Out-of-state foster-care verification if applicable How to apply 1. Complete the award-year FAFSA. 2. Submit Chafee through the OSAC Student Portal and select attendance terms and college. 3. If foster care occurred outside Oregon, ask OSAC about required verification or the other state’s program. 4. Respond to ODHS/OSAC requests and complete the college’s award requirements. 5. Update OSAC if your school changes. Official application or contact route: https://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/grants/chafee-education-and-training-grant/ Keep a copy or confirmation number and check provider messages for next steps. Limits: The page also retains 2025-26 amount/deadline text; confirm the current-year award maximum with OSAC. Funding and school review determine the award. Publisher sources Chafee Education and Training Grant | Oregon Student Aid https://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/grants/chafee-education-and-training-grant/ Captured evidence SHA-256: 8a85c13536a4098113b36a17702323687fefb0a1d187398275b6a46fe78a73ed This is a preparation guide. Submit the application directly to the responsible provider. This navigator does not submit applications or decide eligibility. Start here Complete the award-year FAFSA. Where and how to submit Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location. https://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/grants/chafee-education-and-training-grant/ What will it cost? A program-specific cost explanation has not been verified. Ask the provider whether this route has any fees, required contribution or repayment terms, and what cost assistance is available. After submission Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route. Corrections, denials and appeals Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process. Language, disability and offline help Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.