Provincial Tuition Waiver Program

Waives tuition and eligible fees for BC students who are current or former youth in care studying full- or part-time at the undergraduate level at a BC public post-secondary institution, the Native Education College, or one of the approved union-based trades training providers. To be eligible students must have been: adopted through the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) or Indigenous Child and Family Service Agency (ICFSA); or formerly in the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Child in Home of Relative Program; or formerly in any BC MCFD or ICFSA Legal Status at the time they turn(ed) 19 or for at least 24 months (730 days, consecutive or accumulated in any combination). To learn more about the program and how to apply, visit studentaidbc.ca/explore/grants-scholarships/provincial-tuition-waiver-program.

In addition, students who meet the eligibility criteria for the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program and are enrolled in a program or course that leads or will lead to a credential at the undergraduate level, may also be eligible for an annual Learning for Future Grant of $3,500 to assist with additional education related costs that are not covered by the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (eg, textbooks, computers, supplies, etc). To learn more, visit studentaidbc.ca/explore/grants-scholarships/learning-future-grant.