Military and Veteran Services

Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Scholarship

Application Process

1. Click here to be directed to the Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Scholarship Application
2. Scroll down and select MIA/POW button.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the "Start Application" button.
4. Read Campus Requirements/Steps below.

Eligibility

1. Must be the spouse or child of a veteran or servicemember who is a prisoner of war, MIA, has passed as the result of a service-connected disability, or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes.
2. The veteran/service member must also meet additional Illinois resident criteria.
   1. The veteran must have been an Illinois resident at the time of entering Active military service
   2. Or an Illinois resident within six months after entering Active military service,
   3. Or a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years after entering active duty as of the date of application.

Covered Costs 

1. Tuition:  (based on a point system with a maximum of 120 points)
2. An eligible dependent is entitled to full payment of tuition and mandatory fees to any Illinois state supported college or university.
3. A mandatory fee is a charge assessed by an institution to each and every full-time student for each term.  Application, graduation, laboratory, breakage, add/drop fees, online or distance education fees, and program administrative fees for out-of-state or foreign study are specifically excluded.
4. This program does not cover any costs associated with housing.

Campus Requirement/Steps

1. Complete Deceased, Disabled, MIA/POW online application (see Application Process)
2. Wait for a response, allowing six to eight weeks. 
3. If you do not have your eligibility letter by the first payment due date, please provide your confirmation of application to the Office of Military and Veteran Resources.
4. If you are living in on-campus housing, payment for housing is still required by the due date.
5. Submit a copy of your eligibility letter to the Military and Veteran Resource Center (2nd floor, MUC) on campus. 
6. If a semester of classes is skipped, you must notify the Financial Aid Office to reinstate. 

Link to Full IDVA Benefit Description

https://www2.illinois.gov/veterans/services%20benefits/education/Pages/MIA%20POW-Scholarship.aspx