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A tuition waiver is provided for the dependents of certain Kentucky veterans who attend schools that are operated and funded by the Kentucky Department of Education. The tuition waiver is provided for spouses who have not remarried, children, stepchildren and adopted children of veterans who died during active duty, as a result of a service connected disability or are totally disabled as a result of service. Plus, the Kentucky National Guard Tuition Award Program offers a tuition waiver for Guard members in good standing up to the in-state, full-time tuition rate.

 

Tennessee National Guardsmen may qualify for tuition assistance to attend state education institutions. The state also provides a tuition freeze at state schools for Guardsmen who are mobilized. In addition, the state offers a tuition waiver for dependents of National Guard members killed during a qualifying period of armed conflict.

 

Members of the Georgia Air National Guard may receive tuition assistance not to exceed $2,790 per school year, or the rate of $116.25 per semester hour. The National Guard Service Cancelable Loan Fund provides up to 100% of tuition charges not to exceed $3,643 per school year. The Georgia Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring (HERO) Scholarship Program provides educational grant assistance to members of the Georgia National Guard and Reservists who served in combat zones or the children of such members. The grant is to attend an approved school for a maximum of up to four years with $2,000 per year. The Georgia Military Scholarship provides a full four-year scholarship to members who serve in the Cadet Corps at North Georgia College and State University and agree to serve at least four years in the Georgia Army National Guard as a commissioned officer after graduation

 

Veterans who receive benefits under the GI Bill and attend one of Florida’s public universities, community colleges or vocational schools is entitled to one tuition deferment each academic year and an additional deferment each time there is a delay in the receipt of benefits. Active Florida National Guard members who enlisted after June 30, 1997, are eligible for full exemption of tuition and fees. Florida also provides scholarships for dependent children of Florida veterans who died in action or died from service-connected diseases or disabilities.

 

Active-duty service members and activated members of National Guard and Reserve units who are stationed in Virginia but are not Virginia residents are eligible for in-state tuition rates at state schools. In addition, the Virginia National Guard Tuition Assistance (VNGSTAP) funds 100 percent of remaining tuition costs after federal tuition assistance benefits are applied at any state supported school not to exceed $6,000 per year.

 

The Adjutant General of Mississippi is authorized to pay the tuition for certain members of the active Mississippi National Guard enrolled in accredited Mississippi institutions of higher learning, vocational education schools or junior colleges. Also, service members stationed in Mississippi are classified as state residents and receive in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. Plus, children of resident veterans who were either a prisoner of war or listed as missing in action may be eligible for a tuition scholarship for eight semesters at any state-supported college or university within the state.

 

Active-duty stationed in North Carolina, and their dependents, receive in-state tuition rates at public universities. Plus, children of certain class categories of deceased, disabled, combat or POW/MIA veterans may be eligible for a four-year scholarship to approved schools in the state.

 

South Carolina National Guard members receive free tuition at state-supported colleges and universities and some private institutions. The state also offers free tuition to the children of veterans who were killed, wounded or are missing in action.

 

The Alabama GI Dependents Scholarship Program provides five standard academic years at any Alabama state-supported institution of higher learning for resident veterans and dependents.