Description
The Children of Veterans Tuition Grant Act is designed to provide undergraduate tuition assistance to certain children older than 16 and less than 26 years of age who have been Michigan residents for the 12 months prior to application.  To be eligible a student must be the natural or adopted child of a Michigan veteran.  The veteran must have been a legal resident of Michigan immediately before entering military service and did not later reside outside of Michigan for more than two years; or the veteran established legal residency in Michigan after entering military service.

Application
The 2007-08 Application to Determine Eligibility and Request for Reimbursement forms are available online or via mail by calling the Office of Scholarships and Grants toll-free at 1-888-447-2687.

Program Limits
Students may receive scholarship assistance for up to four academic years and a total of up to $11,200.  Awards are for an academic year with the amount determined by the student's enrollment status.  Full-time students can receive up to a maximum of $2,800 per academic year, three-quarter time students up to $2,100, and half-time students up to $1,400, or an amount equal to all of the student's eligible tuition in that academic year, whichever is less.  Future awards are subject to available and approved funding.

Eligibility
The veteran must:

• Have been killed in action or died from another cause while serving in a war or war condition in which the United States of America was or is participating; or,
• Have died or become totally and permanently disabled as a result of a service-connected illness or injury as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; or,
• Have been totally and permanently disabled as a result of a service-connected illness or injury prior to death and has now died; or,
• Be listed as MIA (missing in action) in a foreign country as determined by the U.S. government.

The student must:

• Enroll at least half time at a Michigan community college, public university or non-profit independent, degree-granting college or university.
• Be a Michigan resident for one year prior to program application
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Not have been convicted of a felony involving an assault, physical injury, or death
• Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.25

Please contact the Office of Scholarships and Grants by email or phone at 1-888-447-2687 for further program clarification or eligibility questions.

Participating Institutions