U.S. Department of Education/Tuition assistance
Educational Opportunity Centers
Support in kindLimited number available
Free help with choosing a college, applying, and completing financial aid forms, for adults who want to enrol in postsecondary education. Aimed at people returning to study rather than at students still in school.
Advice and application assistance. The regulation states no dollar value to a participant.
What you need
The official page does not list required documents. Check the official page before you apply, since a provider can ask for paperwork it does not publish.
How to apply
- 1Find the centre serving your areaEducational Opportunity Centers are local projects with defined catchments. The Department of Education keeps a directory of funded projects.
Where this comes from
- Official source
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-644/section-644.3
- Last checked by SCRN
- 2026-09-01Verified null days ago
- How it was verified
- staff verified
- Deadline
- RollingEach local project operates on its own schedule.
- How often
- one time