You can get all tuition and mandatory fees waived for eight semesters at a Virginia public college or university if you are the spouse, surviving spouse or child of a service member or veteran who was killed, went missing, was taken prisoner, or has a serious service-connected disability. If the death or disability was caused directly by combat operations, you can also get a stipend toward room, board, books and supplies.
Apply through the VMSDEP online application; new users create an account first. For help, call 804-225-2083 or email vmsdep@dvs.virginia.gov.
Your acceptance letter from a Virginia public college or university, proof of your relationship to the service member or veteran, the veteran’s VA rating documentation or the casualty documentation, and proof of the veteran’s Virginia residency.
