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The Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program was established to support and assist spouses, children, and grandchildren of blind and low vision veterans, and those of active-duty blind and low vision service members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The blind or low vision veteran family member is not required to be a BVA member for the spouse, child, or grandchild to receive a scholarship. Additionally, to be eligible for one of the scholarships, an applicant must have been accepted for admission, or already be enrolled, as a student in an accredited institution of higher education, or business, secretarial, or vocational training school. Successful applicants for the scholarships must have demonstrated excellence in their past academic work and promising potential for achievement in higher education pursuits. The Gruber scholarships for veterans' dependents are for one year only but recipients can re-apply and receive the award up to four times during their academic careers. Three letters of reference must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Blinded Veterans Association for more information.

If you're the child or spouse of a Veteran or service member who has died, is captured or missing, or has disabilities, you may be able to get help paying for school or job training through the DEA program, also called Chapter 35. The applicant must be 18 years old or older, or they must have completed high school or secondary education. The recipients will receive a monthly payment to help them cover the cost of these programs: College or graduate degree programs, Career-training certificate courses, Apprenticeships, and On-the-job training. They may also get educational and career counseling. Your monthly rate (or payment amount) will be based on these 2 factors: (A) The type of education or training you're getting, and (B) How many courses you're taking - or how far along you are in your on-the-job training or apprenticeship program. For the application process, applicants will need to prepare their Social Security number, their Sponsor's Social Security number, basic information about the school or training facility they want to attend, bank account direct deposit information, and their education history. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for more information.

The Ohio War Orphan & Severely Disabled Veterans' Children Scholarship Program awards tuition assistance to the children of deceased or severely disabled Ohio veterans who served in the armed forces during a period of declared war or conflict. The scholarship may be awarded to students attending Ohio public institutions, who will be funded 83 percent of tuition and general fees; and students attending private institutions, who will receive an annual award amount of $6,490 for the year. To receive scholarship benefits, a student must be pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree at an eligible college or university. Students may receive benefits covering a maximum of 15 quarters or 10 semesters. If a student has a learning disability, they would be eligible to receive the scholarship for 20 semesters and 30 Quarters, along with having the cumulative GPA requirement of 2.0 waived. However, the student's institution must send confirmation of this status by email to the WOS Program Manager before approving the waiver or exception. Students may apply online or submit their paper applications through mail. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans provides an award to dependent children or un-remarried spouses of qualified Florida veterans. Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program for a minimum of six credit hours, 180 clock hours, or the equivalent, per term at an eligible participating postsecondary institution. For more information,please visit the scholarship's website.

The purpose of the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program is to provide student financial assistance to certain individuals due to their eligible military or public safety service or due to their eligible family or marital relationship to such an individual. Veterans, daughters and spouses of veterans, retired or killed state or local public safety employee or volunteer and their children or spouses, POWs, families of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks who died as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the attack on the Pentagon in Virginia, or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania are eligible to apply. The complete conditions or military or public service connection that applicants must meet to be eligible for this scholarship is available on the scholarship's website. Applicants must enroll at a college or university as a degree-seeking undergraduate, graduate, or professional student; or be enrolled in a 2-year terminal certificate program in which the coursework is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program in an eligible institution; or be enrolled in a private career school. The scholarship is open to current high school seniors as well. All majors are eligible. New and renewal applicants to the program must contact their higher education institution's financial aid office for application instructions. Do not submit any applications or documents to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA). Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

This award will be given to individuals whose parent is a member of the armed forces and was a resident of Delaware at the time of death or declaration of missing in action or prisoner of war status. Applicants must have been a resident of the state of Delaware for three or more consecutive years prior to the date of application. Applicants must be the child of one of the following: (A) member of the armed forces whose cause of death was service-related; (B) member of the armed forces who is being held or was held as a prisoner of war; (C) member of the armed forces who is officially declared missing in action; (D) state police officer whose cause of death was service-related; or (E) state employee of the Department of Transportation routinely employed in job-related activities upon the state highway system whose cause of death was job-related. Priority sequence for awards is: (1) tuition and required fees at a public college in Delaware; (2) tuition and required fees at a private college in Delaware, if the program of study is not offered at a Delaware public college; or (3) tuition and required fees at an out-of-state public or private college, if there is no institution in Delaware offering the program of study. Award will be prorated for eligible students who choose to attend an institution that is out of this sequence. Award is limited to four years. High school seniors may apply. For students attending Delaware district or charter high schools, the Delaware Higher Education Office will access your 9th through 11th grade unweighted cumulative GPA and SAT scores through eSchool. For home-schooled students or students attending private high schools in Delaware, please send a copy of your SAT scores and your 9th through 11th grade high school transcript showing your unweighted cumulative GPA. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The POW-MIA Tuition Benefit Program is open to any child born or adopted before or during the period his or her parent was officially declared a prisoner of war (POW) or person missing in action (MIA) after Jan. 1, 1960. The child must attend either a public or private institution in NJ. A copy of DD 1300 must be furnished with the application. Please contact the Veterans Benefits Bureau for more information and inquiries about the application.

The Veterans Tuition Credit Program-New Jersey is open to veterans attending any approved educational institution. Within this program, partial reimbursement is provided to the institution to offset the cost of the veteran's tuition. Maximum reimbursement is $400 per year for full-time students and $200 for part-time students. The veteran must have been on active duty between Dec. 31, 1960, and May 7, 1975, and have been a legal resident of NJ at the time of entrance into or discharge from the service, or two years immediately before application. Applicants must submit both the completed application and DD Form 214 to the authorized school official at your institution to allow sufficient time for proper certification and submission to the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs by the October I, 2022 deadline for the fall tem1 and March I, 2023 for the spring term. Please contact the Veterans Benefits Bureau for more information.

The Arkansas Military Dependents Scholarship provides financial aid for undergraduate students seeking a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion at any public or private college, university, or technical school who qualify as a spouse or dependent child of an Arkansas resident who has been declared to be missing in action, killed in action, a prisoner of war, or killed on ordnance delivery, or a veteran who has been declared to be 100 percent totally and permanently disabled during, or as a result of, active military service. Applicants must be the biological child, legally adopted child, or stepchild; or spouse of an eligible Arkansas veteran. Spouses are ineligible if they remarry. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Arkansas Department of Higher Education for more information.