You can study tuition free at a South Dakota state supported university or technical college if you served on active duty during a qualifying wartime period. You earn one month of free undergraduate tuition for each month you served, with a minimum of one academic year and a maximum of four academic years.
Mail your completed application, a copy of your DD214 and, if you are qualifying on a disability rating, your VA Benefit Summary Letter to the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, 425 E. Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
The completed free tuition application, a copy of your DD214, and your VA Benefit Summary Letter if you are qualifying through a service-connected disability rating.
