Tuition & Education

The Alaska National Guard will pay up to 100% of tuition and required fees at an educational, vocational, or technical training school for eligible service members serving in the Alaska National Guard.

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development will award high school diplomas to World War II Veterans, including Alaska Territorial Guard members, who served in the U.S. Armed Forces between August 7, 1940, through July 25, 1947. Veterans with a GED may also apply.

ANGEAP provides financial educational assistance to Alabama National Guard Service members who are enrolled in an Alabama State Supported School. Alabama State Supported Two-Year Institutions Alabama State Supported Four-Year Institutions

The child or stepchild must start school before their 26 th birthday. In certain situations, a child or stepchild may be eligible for the program up to age 30. If the applicant is a stepchild, the Veteran and stepchild's parent must be legally married before the child's 19 th birthday.

Alabama State Supported Schools offer a waiver of tuition and fees for Purple Heart recipients who are pursuing an undergraduate degree. Alabama State Supported Two-Year Institutions Alabama State Supported Four-Year Institutions

Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces can receive high school diplomas. The Veteran must have served at any time between the following dates:

The Arkansas NGTW waives up to 120 credit hours or until completion of a bachelor's degree, whichever comes first, for Arkansas National Guard Service members who are attending a state-supported public institution of higher education.

Local school districts can award high school diplomas to Veterans of World War II, Korea or Vietnam who left high school before graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Arkansas high school students can receive two units of Career Focus credit for completing Basic Training prior to high school graduation. Students must have enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces through the Delayed Entry Program or the National Guard Split Training Option. Arkansas Code 6-16-150

Eligible Veterans and their dependents can be granted immediate residency, making them eligible for in-state tuition rates when using VA educational benefits.

The Arizona TTE program is a free service to help active duty service members, reserve component service members, Veterans and their spouses complete the certification process to begin a new career in education.

Any student who is using VA educational benefits at an Arizona community college, college or university is eligible for a deferment of payment of tuition, fees, required books and materials for up to 120 days, with no interest.

Arizona offers tuition waivers at public educational institutions for eligible Veterans, service members and their family members.

STR is a tuition reimbursement program available to eligible Arizona National Guard Service members for education programs to support their professional and personal self-development goals. STR will pay up to $250 per semester hour not to exceed $5250 per state fiscal year.

Arizona's Honorary Diploma program will provide high school diplomas to eligible Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.

The Arizona Department of Education offers an initial education certification fee waiver to Veterans who separated from the U.S. Armed Forces in the past two years and active duty military spouses.

The California College Fee Waivers for Veteran Dependents waives mandatory system wide tuition and fees at any California Community College, California State University or University of California campus. This program does not cover books, parking, or room and board.

The California Nonresident College Fee Waiver will waive nonresident fees at all California Community Colleges, California State University, or University of California campuses for eligible Veterans, service members and dependents.

The CMD GI Bill offers educational financial assistance to eligible service members serving in the California National Guard. The CMD GI Bill will provide up to 100% of the tuition and fees at a California College System Campus and participating private, grant eligible, educational institutions.

Service members serving in an active or reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces and Veterans ​who do not have a hunter education card from Colorado or another state can test out of the Colorado hunter education requirements.

Operation Recognition will provide high school diplomas to Colorado Veterans who left high school before receiving a diploma to serve in World War II (WWII), Korea or Vietnam.

Veterans who are using VR&E Assistance from the VA are eligible for Colorado residency for tuition purposes if they have made or will make Colorado their permanent residence prior to the first day of class.

Tuition at Connecticut public colleges and universities is waived for eligible Veterans, Connecticut National Guard Service members and certain dependents.

Connecticut local boards of education will award diplomas to honorably discharged Veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korea or Vietnam.

DCTA is offered to Washington, D.C. National Guard service members to cover the costs of higher education that are not covered by Federal Tuition Assistance. DCTA may be used towards an associate, bachelor's, master's or professional degree (only one of each degree level).

Delaware National Guard Service members can receive up to 100% tuition at state supported colleges and universities or the average of in-state tuition at a private college or university in Delaware.

Delaware will provide tuition and required fees for the Children of certain Veterans and service members who are current or former POWs or MIA. Students can receive tuition assistance for up to four years at a state supported college, or university.

Delaware will award a high school diploma to Veterans who did not graduate because they left school to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II (WW II), Korea or Vietnam.

FCS institutions authorize current service members and honorably discharged Veterans to earn college credit for training and education they received while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

EDD is a state tuition assistance program for Florida National Guard Service members for postsecondary education. Tuition that will be paid is equal to 100% of the charged resident rate for Florida colleges and public universities, and at the highest current resident rate for accredited private inst

The Florida Department of Education will award a standard high school diploma to honorably discharged Veterans who did not complete high school graduation requirements due to entering the U.S. Armed Forces.

Veterans who did not receive a high school diploma due to leaving high school to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korea, or Vietnam are eligible to receive a high school diploma.

The spouse of a former service member who served in the Georgia National Guard or a Georgia resident U.S. Armed Forces Reserves service member who was deployed outside of the U.S. for active duty service to a location designated as a combat zone.

Service members separated from the U.S. Armed Forces and their dependents who meet one of the following requirements are eligible:

Combat Veterans attending a University System of Georgia institution can receive a waiver of all mandatory fees. This waiver does not apply to housing, elective food service, any other elective fees, special fees, or other user fees and charges (e.g., application fees).

The University System of Georgia offers full refunds of tuition, mandatory fees and prorated refunds of elective fees for students who are:

Georgia's Military Flagship School Award recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to the U.S. Armed Forces. Military Flagship Schools provide specific outreach to military families and recognize and accommodate their unique needs.

Nonresident Veterans, service members who are stationed in Hawaii and their dependents are eligible to attend colleges in Hawaii at the resident tuition rate.

Hawaii STAP offers tuition reimbursement for eligible Hawaii National Guard Service members up to 100% of tuition at a public community college and 50% of tuition at a public university.

INGSS provides annual awards to Iowa National Guard Service members who attend eligible Iowa colleges and universities. The INGSS may be combined with other federally funded programs such as Federal Student Aid, Federal Tuition Assistance, and GI Bill programs.

The Iowa Operation Recognition Program will issue an honorary high school diploma to eligible Veterans who did not complete high school (in Iowa) due to enlisting in the U.S. Armed Forces. Honorary diplomas may be issued posthumously.

SEAP will pay up to $ 8 , 000 per state fiscal year for tuition and registration fees at a n Idaho public or private institution of higher education for Idaho National Guard S ervice members who are pursuing an a ssociate through doctoral deg ree , or certification .

The Idaho Operation Education Scholarship Program is designed to assist disabled Veterans who have a permanent disability and their spous es while they are pursuing a degree at the University of Idaho.

Idaho will grant residency for tuition purposes to eligible service members, Veterans and their family members. Who is eligible for Idaho Instate Tuition for Service Members Veterans and Dependents? To be eligible for residency for tuition purposes, students must meet the following requirements:

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reviews applications for an EMT license from honorably discharged service members with military emergency medical training for information that clearly demonstrates that their training and experience meets licensing standards.

Illinois offers an annual $250 educational grant to the children of certain Veterans. The grant may be used to offset expenses at a state elementary school, middle school, high school, home school, or vocational school.

Illinois provides an educational scholarship at Illinois state supported colleges or universities for the dependents of certain Veterans. The scholarship will pay full tuition and mandatory fees for up to 4 years of enrollment, including summer terms.

Illinois counties are authorized to award one annual scholarship to the University of Illinois to the children of Veterans of World War I, World War II, Korean and Vietnam Conflicts and any time on or after August 2, 1990.

Illinois institutions of higher education will award academic credits for a service member's or Veteran's military education and training

Indiana offers high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school prior to graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during the following war time periods:

Nonresident service members and their dependents may be eligible for resident tuition rates at Indiana public colleges and universities .

Nonresident Veterans and former Indiana National Guard Service members who enroll in a Indiana public college or university , within 12 months after receiving an honorable discharge are eligible for resident tuition rates.

Kansas public educational institutions will waive tuition and required fees for former Prisoners of war (declared a prisoner after 1 January 1960) and the spouse, Unremarried surviving spouse and dependent children of resident service members or Veterans who meet the following requirements:

All Veterans eligible for federal education benefits, as well as all current members of the U.S. Armed Forces are charged in-state tuition rates at all Kansas public postsecondary colleges and universities regardless of time spent in Kansas.

The Kansas Military Service Scholarship will pay tuition and fees at a Kansas public institution of higher learning for Veterans and Service members who served in an area where they were eligible for hostile fire pay .

The Kansas National Guard Educational Assistance program provides eligible Kansas National Guard Service members up to 100% of tuition and required fees at an accredited Kansas educational institutions.

Kansas "Operation Recognition" will award honorary high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school prior to graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II (WWII), the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts.

Kentucky offers a tuition waiver to the Spouse and Children of certain Veterans. Students can receive a waiver of tuition at any two-year, four-year or vocational technical school that are operated and funded by the Kentucky Department of Education.

Service members serving in the Kentucky National Guard can receive a tuition award that will pay in-state tuition for full or part-time study at Kentucky public and private educational institutions.

Kentucky school districts will issue high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II (WWII), the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam War.

Louisiana provides educational financial assistance for the children and surviving spouses of certain resident Veterans.

STEP provides an exemption from all tuition charges at a Louisiana state supported educational institution for eligible Louisiana National Guard Service members.

The Louisiana Patriot Scholarship pays all mandatory fees while a Louisiana National Guard Service member works toward an undergraduate degree at a Louisiana public institution of higher learning. Scholarships can be used for four academic years (12 semesters or 16 quarters).

Nonresident service members serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces who are stationed in Louisiana and their dependents are authorized residency for tuition purposes at Louisiana public colleges and universities.

The Massachusetts VEET Office strives to empower Veterans and their Families with competitive employment and career opportunities. The VEET Office provides meaningful connections for Veterans to employment, training, and educational opportunities in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts National Guard Service members can transfer some or all their 130 semester hours of educational assistance to their dependent Children (must be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System).

Massachusetts offers a tuition waiver to eligible Veterans and active duty Service members. This waiver can be used to attend a Massachusetts state college, university, or community college program.

The Suffolk University, Veterans Upward Bound Program is a free pre-college program designed to help Veterans develop the academic and personal skills necessary to succeed in a higher education program.

High school diplomas may be awarded to honorably discharged resident Veterans who left a Massachusetts high school prior to receiving their high school diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korea, or Vietnam . Diplomas may be awarded posthumously.

Massachusetts offers instate tuition rates for eligible Veterans and their dependents at a Massachusetts state college, university or community college program.

Massachusetts institutions of higher education offer resident tuition rates for nonresident Service members and their dependents who are stationed in Massachusetts.

Maryland colleges and universities that are partners in education with the Maryland National Guard offer a tuition waiver for undergraduate or graduate courses to Maryland National Guard Service members.

The Conroy and the Cryor Memorial Scholarship Programs will award tuition and other educational expenses to eligible Veterans and their Family members who are attending a public institution of higher education within the University System of Maryland (cannot be used at University of Maryland Global

STAR reimburses Maryland National Guard Service members up to 50% tuition and related fees at Maryland colleges and universities that are partners in education with the Maryland National Guard .

VAIC provides educational financial assistance to U.S. Armed Forces service members and Veterans who served in the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq and their eligible family members.

Maryland County Boards of Education will award high school diplomas to World War II and Korean War Veterans who left high school before graduation to enter the U. S. Armed Forces. For more information applicants should contact their local board of education. Maryland Board of Education Directory

Maine provides a 100% waiver of tuition and all related fees for the eligible spouse and dependents of a Veteran or service member at a University of Maine System Institution , Maine Community Colleges , and the Maine Maritime Academy .

The Maine National Guard Education Assistance Program offers full tuition at a college or university in Maine for eligible Maine National Guard Service members.

Email: [email protected] Phone: 888-447-2687 Fax: 517-241-5835

The Michigan National Guard has coordinated with several Michigan universities and colleges to offer tuition grants. These grants, used in conjunction with other available tuition assistance programs and the G.I.

Michigan will award a high school diploma to Veterans who left high school before receiving their diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, Higher Education Veterans Programs helps connect Veterans with education benefits and resources to help students succeed in college.

Minnesota Veteran Education Assistance is a one-time $750 grant for tuition for Veterans to help them complete a bachelor's degree. This grant is only available to Veterans who have exhausted their GI Bill benefits.

Spouses of Minnesota National Guard Service members may be authorized to use the remaining balance of a service member's STR. The service member must have eight good years of service in the Minnesota National Gurd before the spouse is eligible.

Family members of a Minnesota National Guard Service member who is killed in the line of duty while serving on state active duty may be eligible for tuition reimbursement up to 100% of the tuition cost at an accredited educational institution.

The Minnesota GI Bill program provides educational financial assistance toVeterans, service members and their dependents. The program provides a maximum benefit of $15,000.

Missouri STA provides tuition assistance to eligible Missouri National Guard Service members pursuing an undergraduate degree or below. STA can be used for up to 39 semester hours per state fiscal year (1 July – 30 June) up to the tuition rate charged at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Missouri will award honorary high school diplomas to Veterans who left school prior to graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during a time of war. Diplomas may be issued for public or private schools and even for schools that no longer exist.

The dependent of a nonresident active duty Service member assigned to a duty station in Missouri is eligible for in-state tuition and will remain eligible as long as they are continuously enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.

SEAP pays tuition for Mississippi National Guard Service members attending accredited institutions of higher learning in Mississippi for undergraduate studies and career and technical training. SEAP currently provides financial assistance up to the following amounts:

Nonresident service members serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces who are stationed in Mississippi and nonresident service members serving in the Mississippi National Guard are considered residents, for tuition purposes at Mississippi state-supported institutions of higher learning.

Nonresident Veterans are eligible for in-state tuition when attending Mississippi state supported institutions of higher learning. Who is eligible for Mississippi Veteran In-state Tuition? Veterans who received a discharge other than dishonorable are eligible for in-state tuition rates.

The spouse and child of a service member serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces who is stationed in Mississippi are eligible for in-state tuition when attending Mississippi state supported institutions of higher learning.

Mississippi school districts may award an honorary Mississippi high school diploma to Veterans who left high school prior to graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during specified time periods.

The Mississippi Military Star School program recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Montana Honorably Discharged Veterans Waiver offers a tuition waiver to eligible resident Veterans.

The surviving spouse or child of any Montana National Guard Service member who was killed due to an injury, disease, or other disability they received in the line of duty while serving on state active duty are eligible for a tuition waiver at campuses of the Montana University System .

NCTAP is a tuition reimbursement program for drilling members of the North Carolina National Guard who are attending an approved North Carolina educational institution .

North Carolina higher education institutions offer resident tuition rates to students who meet one of the following criteria:

The North Carolina Scholarship for Children of Wartime Veterans Program offers scholarships at participating North Carolina educational institutions for the children of certain Veterans.

NCVVI was formed to grant scholarships at accredited educational institutions by Vietnam Veterans. The amount of the scholarships will range from $1,500 to $2,500 and can be used to pay expenses for any year of undergraduate study at any college, junior college, community college, or trade school.

NDNG Service members can receive a 25% waiver of tuition charges at state supported schools and a grant for the remaining 75% of tuition charges.

The dependents of certain Veterans are eligible to attend a North Dakota state supported educational institutions free of tuition and fees. This benefit can be used for a bachelor's degree or certificate for up to 45 months or 10 semesters.

North Dakota grants residency for tuition purposes in North Dakota state supported schools to the following:

North Dakota will award honorary high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school prior to graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War. To apply Veterans must mail a completed application and a copy of their DD214 to:

VET is a free program provided by the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Board of Higher Education to service members and Veterans to assist them to enroll in a college or technical training program that matches their academic and career goals, and help them build the necessar

North Dakota Law authorizes military-connected students impacted by reassignment to enroll early or to attend school virtually if they are forced to relocate.

Nebraska will waive 100% of tuition and tuition-related fees for the eligible dependents of certain Veterans at a University of Nebraska campus, Nebraska State College, or Nebraska Community College.

Nebraska residents serving in a Nebraska-based unit of a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces may be eligible for a 75% tuition credit (50% for graduate or professional degrees) at University of Nebraska campuses, Nebraska State Colleges, and Nebraska Community Colleges.

Nebraska Operation Recognition will award honorary high School diplomas to Veterans who left a Nebraska high school before graduating to serve in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam.

Service members serving in the New Hampshire National Guard may take courses tuition-free on a space available basis in state-supported postsecondary institutions. To be eligible service members must meet the followingrequirements:

The child of a resident service member who was serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and was declared missing in action or a prisoner of war after February 28, 1961, is entitled to free tuition at a New Hampshire Community College , or at a college or university in the University System of New Hampshire

The children of resident disabled Veterans are eligible for free tuition at a school at a New Hampshire Community College , or at a college or university in the University System of New Hampshire .

The spouse of an active duty service member who is reassigned to New Jersey may be eligible to apply for a temporary instructional certificate to teach. This allows the military spouse to teach while they fulfill any remaining requirements for a full New Jersey instructional certificate.

New Jersey will award a state high school diploma to Veterans who left a New Jersey high school to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, World War II, or the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

NJNGTP will waive tuition at public institutions of higher education for New Jersey National Guard Service members and their surviving spouse and children.

The Veterans Tuition Credit Program provides a partial reimbursement of tuition at a New Jersey public institution of higher education for Veterans who served during the Vietnam conflict. The maximum reimbursement is $400 per year for full-time students and $200 for part-time students.

New Jersey offers free undergraduate college tuition at a New Jersey public or private educational institution to a child born or adopted before, or during the time their service member parent was declared a POW or MIA, after January 1, 1960.

Children of service members who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, due to service-connected disabilities, or who are declared missing in action are eligible for $500 per year for four years of college or equivalent training.

The Vietnam Veterans' Scholarship is offered to eligible New Mexico resident Veterans who served in Vietnam. Resident students accepted into undergraduate, master's, or doctoral programs at state-funded schools are eligible for a scholarship that covers tuition, fees, and books.

The New Mexico Wartime Veterans' Scholarship is offered to eligible New Mexico resident Veterans who served during wartime. Resident students accepted into undergraduate, master's, or doctoral programs at state-funded schools are eligible for a scholarship that covers tuition, fees, and books.

Veterans, their spouse and children, who use VA education benefits are authorized "in-state" tuition rates at any state funded college, university, vocational school or vocational training program. New Mexico Public Higher Education Institutions Directory

Nonresident active duty service members and their dependents who are permanently stationed in New Mexico are eligible for in-state tuition rates at a New Mexico state-funded higher education institution.

The dependents of active duty or National Guard service members serving on federal active duty are authorized in-state tuition rates New Mexico state-funded higher education institution even though their sponsor is not stationed in New Mexico.

All National Guard service members, their spouse and children are authorized in-state tuition rates at state funded colleges, universities, vocational schools, or vocational training programs. New Mexico Public Higher Education Institutions Directory

New Mexico offers a scholarship at a New Mexico state-funded higher education institution that applies to matricular fees, room and board, and books and supplies for the children of service members who were killed during a period of armed conflict.

New Mexico resident service members who enter the U.S. Armed Forces after graduating from a New Mexico high school may establish eligibility for the New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship after their discharge or retirement.

Veterans who left a New Mexico high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korean Conflict or Vietnam Conflict may be awarded a high school diploma issued from the high school they were attending.

The children of service members who are assigned to a military installation in New Mexico are given priority enrollment status when registering in a New Mexico school system.

Service members serving in the Nevada National Guard are eligible for a waiver of resident tuition and certain lab fees at state supported educational institutions. This waiver is not available at the William S.

Purple Heart recipients and their children may be eligible for a waiver of tuition, lab and other associated fees at state supported educational institutions. Who is eligible for the Nevada Tuition Waiver for Purple Heart Recipients and their Children? Students must meet the following requirements:

U.S. Armed Forces Veterans who were honorably discharged from active duty service while stationed in Nevada (including the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Pickel Meadows, California) are eligible for in-state tuition.

Nonresident Veterans who were honorably discharged within five years prior to enrolling at a Nevada state supported educational institution are charged in-state tuition. Nevada Revised Statues 396.540 Nevada System Of Higher Education, State Colleges and Universities

Nonresident active duty service members serving in the U.S. Armed Forces who are stationed in Nevada, as well as their spouse and children, are eligible for in-state tuition.

The NSHE, Grants-in-Aid program provides tuition grants at Nevada state supported educational institutions for the spouse and children of active duty service members who were killed in the line of duty while permanently stationed in Nevada.

Nevada School Districts may issue a standard high school diploma to Veterans who left high school before receiving their diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

VTA offers awards for full-time and part-timestudy for eligible Veterans enrolled in an approved undergraduate or graduate degree programs, or an approved vocational training program in New York. Awards are granted up to the SUNY (State University of New York) tuition rates.

The New York State MERIT Scholarship provides financial aid to the children, spouse and financial dependents of service members who were serving in the U.S.

The CDDV Award provides financial aid to students whose parent(s) served in the U.S. Armed Forces during specific times of military conflict, were disabled or declared missing in action, or a prisoner of war. This award is $450 per year.

The New York Patriot Plan provides an educational leave of absence for students who are service members called to active duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The RDVF Scholarship Program provides undergraduate scholarships to Soldiers assigned to the 42 nd Infantry Division and descendants of RDVF members. Scholarship amounts have ranged from $500 to $5,000 based on available funding.

New York offers high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. Who is eligible for New York State Operation Recognition, High School Diplomas for Veterans? To be eligible, Veterans must meet the following requirements:

The Ohio Safety Officers College Memorial Fund provides educational assistance to the children and spouse of a service member who was killed in the line of duty while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Ohio Department of Education has eliminated fees for educator licenses for Veterans, current service members serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, (including service members serving in the National Guard or U.S. Armed Forces Reserve) and spouses of active-duty service members.

Ohio school districts or city boards of education will award high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve during World War II, the Korean War or Vietnam War. Diplomas can be awarded posthumously.

The Veteran parent must meet the following requirements for their child to be eligible:

ONGSP provides tuition assistance for eligible National Guard service members pursuing a bachelor's degree, associate degree, or a professional license or certification at a participating school in Ohio.

The Ohio GI Promise allows qualified nonresident Veterans and their dependents, to skip the 12-month residency requirement to attend Ohio public colleges and universities at in-state tuition rates.

The Ohio Hidden Heroes Scholarship Program provides educational financial assistance to caregivers of disabled Veterans. Scholarships may be used for tuition, fees, and books. Scholarship amounts are determined by each participating educational institution.

Oklahoma colleges, universities and technology centers will award academic credit to Veterans who received an honorable discharge within three years prior to enrollment for any applicable education, training and experience received through the military that pertains to their area of study.

Oklahoma's Heroes Promise college scholarship will help pay tuition at an Oklahoma public college or university for the children of resident service members who were killed in the line of duty while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Oklahoma offers high school diplomas to resident Veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korea, or Vietnam.

Oklahoma resident Veterans, or the child of a resident service member who is declared missing in action or a prisoner of war can receive a tuition waiver at any state-supported technology center school (not available at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee).

OKStep combines several programs to help Veterans to shift from service in the U.S. Armed Forces to civilian life.

Veterans using VA educational benefits, students using transferred VA educational Benefits, Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), or the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, who live in Oregon while attending an Oregon institution of higher learning, regardless of t

Oregon resident Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces can request a high school diploma. Veterans can request a diploma from the school district where they live now, or the school district they would have graduated from.

"Operation Recognition" is a state law that authorizes school districts to grant honorary high school diploma to an honorably discharged Veteran who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

PEGP provides a waiver for tuition, fees, and on-campus room and board costs charged by public postsecondary institutions for the children of deceased Pennsylvania National Guard Service members.

The Pennsylvania Educational Gratuity Program provides financial assistance to children of honorably discharged Veterans who have service-connected disabilities or died during established war service dates .

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency offers a state educational grant to the children of a service member serving in the U.S. Armed Forces who has been declared a POW, or MIA. The maximum award amount is $1,200 (dependent on state funding).

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) manage the Pennsylvania EAP that provides educational grants to service members who enter a six year service commitment in the Pennsylvania National Guard.

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) administers MEFP for dependents (spouses and children) of Pennsylvania National Guard Service members who enter an additional six year service commitment with the Pennsylvania

PHEAA offers special processing when Veterans apply for Pennsylvania State Grant Program .

Nonresident service members serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces who are stationed in Pennsylvania and live in Pennsylvania as well as their dependents are authorized residency for tuition purposes at Pennsylvania public colleges and universities.

Honorably discharge resident Veterans are authorized to register early for classes at a Pennsylvania public institution of higher learning.

STEP provides one tuition free course per summer semester from the Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the University of Rhode Island for Rhode Island National Guard service members. STEP can be used with VA educational benefits.

Rhode Island resident disabled Veterans may be eligible for a tuition waiver at Rhode Island public institution of higher learning. This waiver only covers tuition and does not pay any required fees or the cost of books.

Active duty service members, their dependents and eligible Veterans can receive in-state tuition rates at the Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the University of Rhode Island.

SCNG CAP will pay 100% of college tuition and fees at state supported institutions up to $ 12,000 per year, with a lifetime cap of $2 5 ,000 for eligible South Carolina National Guard Service members.

South Carolina provides a tuition waiver to the children of certain war Veterans attending South Carolina state supported colleges and universities, or post high school technical education institutions.

Veterans, active and reserve component service members and dependents are authorized in-state tuition and fee rates regardless of how long they have lived in South Carolina.

South Dakota offers free tuition for undergraduate degrees at state supported universities or technical colleges for Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during a wartime period (see bottom of application located below for qualifying wartime dates).

The spouse or child of a Veteran who is declared a POW or MIA, may be eligible for free tuition and no mandatory fees at a state supported university or technical college for up to eight semesters.

South Dakota National Guard Service members are eligible for a 100% reduction in undergraduate tuition at state supported universities, technical schools, or in-state nonprofit post-secondary institutions.

South Dakota offers honorary high school diplomas to wartime Veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Tennessee STRONG Act provides tuition assistance through a tuition reimbursement program for Tennessee National Guard Service members working towards:

The Helping Heroes Grant offers a $1,000 grant per semester to eligible Veterans who enroll in 12 or more semester hours, and a $500 grant per semester for 6 to 11 semester hours. Veterans enrolled in less than six semester hours are not eligible for a grant.

Honorary high school diplomas may be issued to Veterans who left a Tennessee high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, World War II, Korea, or Vietnam and received an Honorable Discharge.

The Texas Hazlewood Act provides qualified Veterans, spouses and dependent children a fee and tuition exemption up to 150 credit hours at Texas institutions of higher education . This does not include living expenses, books, or supply fees.

Texas school districts will issue high school diplomas to Veterans who left school before receiving their diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. Who is eligible for Texas High School Diplomas for Wartime Veterans? Veterans must meet the following requirements to be eligible:

STA provides additional financial assistance to pay for tuition and fees after a Utah National Guard Service member has reached their annual Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) limit, or they are otherwise not eligible for FTA. STA will cover up to $7,000 per fiscal year.

The Utah STW waives tuition for Utah National Guard Service members working towards their first associate or bachelor's degree. STW waives full-time student tuition for (12-18 credit hours) at Utah public colleges and universities.

Utah resident Purple Heart recipients are eligible for a tuition waiver at all Utah System of Higher Education schools. This benefit can be used toward a degree up to and including a master's degree.

The Veterans Tuition Gap program provides up to one year of undergraduate tuition and fees for Utah Veterans who have used all their VA education benefits and are in the final year of earning their bachelor's degree.

Utah System of Higher Education institutions will waive undergraduate tuition for the surviving spouse and dependents of a resident service member who was killed or died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. This waiver does not apply to fees, books, or housing expenses.

Any institution in the Utah System of Higher Education will grant residency for tuition purposes to:

Veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korea and Vietnam are eligible to request an honorary high school diploma from their former high school.

VNGSTAP offers up to $9,000 per fiscal year for tuition toward one degree or credential at each level up to a doctorate. VNGSTAP may be used at any accredited not-for-profit school with a physical location in Virginia.

VMSDEP provides educational financial assistance for eligible spouses, surviving spouses and children of certain service members and disabled Veterans. Eligible students are guaranteed a waiver of all tuition and mandatory fees for eight semesters at a Virginia public college or university .

Virginia will award honorary high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

VNGTBP offers interest-free and forgivable loans to Vermont National Guard (VTNG) Service members. Loan forgiveness means that service members do not have to pay part, or all, of their loan if they meet program requirements. VNGTBP provides loans for the following academic programs:

The Vermont Armed Services Scholarship provides educational assistance to the families of service members who were serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and died on active or inactive duty.

Vermont offers high school diplomas to wartime Veterans who left high school before receiving their diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Veteran must meet one of the following requirements for their dependent to be eligible:

The Washington State NGG is a grant to help pay educational costs not covered by other financial aid for Washington State National Guard service members and their dependents. NGG provides funding for undergraduate, graduate, professional, and certificate study programs.

Washington State Operation Recognition will award high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school before they received their diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II (WWII), Korea, and Vietnam. Veterans who received a GED are also eligible.

Active duty service members who are stationed in Washington State and honorably discharged resident Veterans are eligible for an exemption from the Hunter Education, Field Skills Evaluation when applying for a hunting license.

For a spouse or child to be eligible they must meet one of the following residency requirements:

For a spouse or child to be eligible the Veteran must meet residency requirements, one of the service requirements above as well as one of the following requirements:

The Wisconsin National Guard Tuition Grant Program offers educational financial assistance to Wisconsin National Guard Service members who are attending full or part time at a Universities of Wisconsin Campus , Wisconsin Technical College System school , an accredited institution of higher education

Local school boards in Wisconsin will award high school diplomas to Veterans who left high school before receiving their diploma to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during a wartime period .

Students in grade 6-12 or attending a Wisconsin institution of higher education who play Taps on a bugle, trumpet, or cornet during a Military Funeral Honors ceremony for a deceased Veteran are eligible for a $25 tuition voucher. Wisconsin "Taps" Tuition Fee Voucher

All statesupported institutions of higher education will waive tuition and mandatory fees for Veterans who have been awarded the Medal of Honor or the Purple Heart. Eligible Veterans can receive a waiver for up to eight semesters.

WVEEP pay 100% of tuition and fees up to $10,000 per fiscal year for West Virginia National Guard service members who are attending a participating West Virginia institution of higher education. This benefit may be used in conjunction with federal tuition assistance.

West Virginia Veterans Re-Education Assistance program offers up to $500 per semester to Veterans for tuition assistance, tests for a professional license or certification, or other training materials. Tuition assistance is based on funding availability.

Spouses and children of deceased resident wartime Veterans are eligible $1,000 per semester, and no more than $2,000 per year for matriculation fees, room and board, books, supplies, and other necessary living expenses.

West VirginiaVeterans who left high school prior to graduation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, Korea or Vietnam may be awarded a West Virginia high school diploma.

All West Virginia public higher education institutions charge in-state tuition for nonresidents who are using VA education benefits and enroll within three years of their discharge from the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans must have served at least 90 days in the U.S. Armed Forces to be eligible.

VUB offers free assistance to Veterans to help them complete a certificate, diploma, or degree program.

Wyoming will pay tuition at community colleges or the University of Wyoming, for overseas combat Veterans, their surviving spouses and dependents. Students can receive financial assistance for eight semesters within an eight-year period.

Wyoming will pay the matriculation fees and tuition at a university, community college, or vocational training institution in Wyoming for the children and spouse of a Wyoming National Guard Service member who dies or is permanently and totally disabled while serving on state active duty or authorize