The Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver covers in-state tuition (four-years) for undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies at any of the University of Illinois’ campuses including: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Health Sciences Center, Springfield and Global Campus. Up to six tuition waivers per county are awarded each year.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the child of a Veteran must meet the following requirements:
– be a permanent resident of the Illinois County from which application is submitted, and also be considered a resident of the State of Illinois;
– be the natural or legally adopted child of the Veteran on whose service the application is made;
– provide a legible copy of parent’s DD 214 (discharge paper);
– provide proof of ACT scores;
– never have previously received or used a Children of Veteran Tuition Waiver; and
– be admitted or have applied to the University of Illinois by March 1, 2009.
The tuition waiver must be used with the first term of enrollment after eligibility has been determined. Tuition waivers are not transferable from one individual, one conflict, or one county to another.
To download the application, go to: www.osfa.uiuc.edu/forms/0910/0910_COV_Tuition_Waiver_App.pdf.
Applications and additional information about the waiver program are also available at any one of IDVA’s 49 Veteran Service Offices throughout the state. To find your local Veteran Service Office visit www.veterans.illinois.gov.
For telephone assistance and information on other Veterans benefits, call IDVA at 1-800-437-9824 or TDD 217-524-4645.