Missouri Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant Program

You can get an annual education grant if you are the spouse or child of a veteran who was killed or injured in combat. The grant covers actual educational costs up to resident tuition charged at the University of Missouri, Columbia, plus $2,000 per semester for room and board and $500 for books. Only 25 students receive a grant each year, and you stay eligible until you earn a bachelor's degree.

How to apply

Apply online through the Missouri State Financial Aid Portal and follow the application instructions for the Veteran's Survivor Grant. Check the participating institutions list first to make sure your school takes part.

What you'll need

The veteran's discharge and VA documentation showing the combat-related death, injury or disability rating, proof of the veteran's Missouri residency, proof of your relationship to and dependency on the veteran, and your school enrollment information.

Eligibility

You are the spouse or child of the veteran
The veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001 during a period of armed conflict and received the combat pay tax exclusion, hazardous duty pay, imminent danger pay or hostile fire pay at the time of the injury or death
The veteran was a Missouri resident when first entering the U.S. Armed Forces, at the time of death, or at the time of injury
The veteran died or was injured as a result of combat, the death or injury resulted from an illness or injury that occurred while serving in combat as certified by the VA, or the veteran has an 80 percent service-connected disability rating from the VA resulting from combat service
You were a dependent of the veteran at the time of the death or injury, or within five years after the injury
You are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at least half time at a participating Missouri college or university
If you are the veteran's child, you are under 25 years old, through the end of the semester in which you turn 25