Maine waives 100 percent of tuition and all related fees for the spouse and dependent children of an eligible veteran at a University of Maine System institution, a Maine community college or the Maine Maritime Academy. The waiver covers 120 credit hours. A spouse can use it for a certificate, associate, bachelor’s or master’s programme and has 10 consecutive years from enrolment. A child can use it for a certificate, associate or bachelor’s programme, must enrol and be receiving benefits before turning 22, and also has 10 consecutive years from enrolment.
Submit the online application through the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services.
The veteran’s discharge paperwork and VA rating or casualty documentation, proof that the veteran entered service from Maine or lived in Maine for the five years before your application, proof of your relationship to the veteran, and your school enrolment information.
