Veteran College Grants

As a veteran of the United States Armed Forces, you are eligible to receive a number of special benefits as thanks for your service. One such benefit is that, should you decide to return to or continue your education beyond what you received during your enlistment, you are eligible for a number of specialized grants and other funding opportunities to make your education more affordable.

Many opportunities are funded by the federal government; however, some programs are state-funded. As an example, North Carolina Vietnam Veterans, Inc. has a scholarship program with qualifications that are pretty standardized. Vietnam veterans and their families are eligible to receive funding if they are residents of particular counties in North Carolina. Veterans in question must have been awarded a Vietnam Service Medal. If they have, all spouses, children, foster children, adopted children, and grandchildren of the veterans are also eligible for the funding program. This particular award is for $500 and may be used for tuition, fees, housing, or books for any year of study. Many other states have similar programs for residential veterans.

Another offering is available for children of deceased and disabled veterans or those who were listed as a POW or MIA. In order to qualify, these students must have had veteran parents who not only meet these criteria, but who were also residents of North Carolina. Scholarships are awarded in amounts of $4,500 (full study) or $1,500 (limited study) for attendance at a private institution for undergraduate or graduate studies.

List of Veteran College Grants

• Michigan Veterans Trust Fund — Emergency grants for veterans in need of financial assistance for higher education.


• Tuition Assistance for Children of POW/MIAs — $500 awarded each year to varied number of undergraduate students who are children of POW/MIA veteran enrolled in a New Jersey college.

Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.