DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG) (Cont.)
Applicants who are wards of the DC Court must provide:
Original, signed DC OneApp Supporting Documents Checklist and Agreement.
Ward of the Court verification letter.
Proof of high school completion.
One Student Aid Report (SAR).
Affirmation and Legal Disclaimer Statement with original signatures from the applicant.
Award Amounts
Up to $10,000 per academic year (a maximum of $5,000 per semester) toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at public colleges and universities in the US, Guam and Puerto (award will be reduced for less than full-time enrollment) for a lifetime maximum of $50,000. Awards are limited to a maximum of six (6) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.
Up to $2,500 per academic year (a maximum of $1,250 per semester) for private HBCUs, nationwide, and private colleges/universities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, for a lifetime maximum of $12,500. Awards are limited to a maximum of five (5) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.
Up to $2,500 per academic year (a maximum of $1,250 per semester) toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at two year community colleges, for a lifetime maximum of $10,000. Awards are limited to a maximum of four (4) years from the date of the first semester the student is enrolled in college.
Awards will be reduced for less than full-time enrollment, with no eligibility below the half-time level.
Awards do not cover the summer or mini-terms.
Eligible Institutions
All public colleges/universities throughout the US, Guam and Puerto Rico.
Public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) throughout the US, Guam and Puerto Rico.
All private colleges and universities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Proprietary institutions are not eligible. Proprietary institutions are defined, by the Internal Revenue Service, as institutions that are for-profit.
