| Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program MO | Grants & scholarships | Need-based aid with statutory annual ranges of $500–$1,700 at public two-year schools, and $1,750–$3,500 in the listed other school category. Actual amounts can be lower depending on funding, SAI and the aid package; no summer awards. | 2027–28: FAFSA priority February 1, 2027; final filing April 1, 2027; corrections affecting eligibility July 31, 2027. The award deadline between priority and final filing is not yet set. | Free if eligible |
| California DOR student disability and work-incentive resources CA | Student support services | Guidance on education, work incentives and disability-related support; not an automatic tuition grant | Application timing not collected for this example. Check the official program and academic year. | Free if eligible |
| California DOR vocational rehabilitation: college and career training CA | Workforce training | DOR services can include college or career training, assistive technology, counseling and job support for an individual employment goal. All new applicants found eligible currently enter a waiting list; existing signed employment plans and separate Student Services have different treatment. | DOR currently continues to accept applications during the order of selection, but all new eligible VR applicants enter a waiting list. There is no confirmed service-start date in this review. Check the official status page and local office; priority category and application date govern release from the list, rather than a published universal tuition deadline. | Free if eligible |
| Delaware SEED at Delaware Tech DE | Free-college programs | At Delaware Tech, SEED pays the tuition gap after applicable grants/waivers for eligible degree, credit-certificate or workforce-training study. Fees and books are excluded; up to ten continuous semesters are available under programme rules. | Delaware Tech recommends financial-aid filing by the annual April 1 priority date. Apply early and complete all requested forms; no single year-specific final SEED deadline is established here. | Free if eligible |
| Job Corps National option | Workforce training | Eligible students receive no-cost career training. Job Corps lists housing, food, health/dental care, basic training uniforms/equipment and a biweekly basic living allowance, alongside education and job-placement assistance. This is support during training, not a guaranteed job or a quoted salary. | Admissions and campus-specific timing; no universal national closing date is established. Check your MyJobCorps dashboard and representative for the actual review, waiting list and enrollment start. | Free if eligible |
| Mary Ann Handley Award — CT State Free Tuition CT | Free-college programs | CT State funding covers the gap between federal/state grants and community-college tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying students. It is limited to the first 72 earned credits and available funds. | Complete all aid and program requirements by your term census date. The appeal deadline is the 21st day after the first day of class; confirm the actual term calendar with CT State and apply early while funds remain. | Free if eligible |
| Maryland Educational Assistance Grant MD · Application closed | Grants & scholarships | For 2026–27, the Educational Assistance Grant provides eligible undergraduates $400–$3,000 annually for up to four years, subject to financial need, renewal conditions and available funds. | The published 2026–27 consideration deadline was March 1, 2026. The general document deadline was August 1, 2026, with specified instructions for some applicants. Check the official page for a new cycle. | Free if eligible |
| Rhode Island Promise at CCRI RI | Free-college programs | For eligible CCRI associate-degree students, covers remaining tuition and mandatory fees after other grants/scholarships, ordinarily for fall and spring over two academic years. | CCRI encourages students to complete the financial-aid file by April 1 and to apply early. This is an annual recommended priority, not a sourced year-specific final deadline; entry/appeal timing still matters. | Free if eligible |
| South Carolina LIFE Scholarship SC | Grants & scholarships | Base awards are capped at $5,000 per academic year including the $300 book allowance. Four-year awards use up to $4,700 tuition plus books; two-year/technical awards use their specified tuition benchmark. The campus applies actual costs and all-aid limits; this is not full cost-of-attendance coverage. | The college determines LIFE eligibility without a separate scholarship application. Meet its official-record and award-review timetable; no single year-specific final application day is established by the reviewed FAQ. | Free if eligible |
| South Carolina Need-based Grant SC | Grants & scholarships | Up to $3,500 annually full-time or $1,750 part-time at an eligible public institution, based on campus determination and other gift aid. Can span fall/spring/summer, but no more than half the annual grant in one term, and eight full-time-equivalent terms maximum. | File FAFSA early and follow the campus timetable. The foster-youth FAQ gives an annual June 1 self-identification condition but no sourced current-year ISO date; confirm that branch and award year with the campus/CHE/DSS. | Free if eligible |
| TRIO Student Support Services National option | Student support services | Participating college projects provide tutoring, course-selection advice, financial-aid/scholarship information, FAFSA help and financial-literacy support, with transfer or graduate-application assistance where applicable. Federal project grants go to institutions; being first-generation does not itself create an individual tuition award. | Campus-specific participant intake. Ask the college project about current availability and its student deadlines; no universal national student closing date is established by the cited regulations. | Free if eligible |
| University of Washington TRIO Student Support Services WA · Application closed | Student support services | UW TRIO SSS/SSS-STEM offers advising, financial-aid counseling, tutoring, first-year seminars and connections to academic/career opportunities. These services are not a guaranteed tuition payment. | New applications are closed for capacity; recruitment is planned for summer 2027 for 2027–28. No specific reopening day or final ISO deadline is published. | Free if eligible |
| Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) National option | Workforce training | Depending on your needs and goals, VR&E may provide employment counseling, job training, apprenticeships and postsecondary education or training. | For discharge before January 1, 2013, a basic 12-year period and possible extensions apply. The page says there is no eligibility time limit for discharge on or after January 1, 2013. | Free if eligible |
| Washington Education and Training Voucher (ETV) WA | Grants & scholarships | Can help with approved college/vocational education and living costs, based on attendance cost and unmet need after other aid. Awards vary; no fixed current maximum is established in these reviewed materials. | 2026–27 priority deadline: April 30, 2026. Later applications are reviewed only as funds allow; this is not a verified final closing date. Renew/apply for the correct year and term. | Free if eligible |
| WIOA training and career services National option | Workforce training | American Job Centers offer free employment help, career counseling and access to training services. Services vary by location; this is a starting point for an individual training assessment, not a national fixed-dollar voucher. | Local intake, training start dates and available funding determine timing. Contact your American Job Center; no single national year-specific application deadline is established here. | Free if eligible |