If you are the surviving spouse or child of a West Virginia resident service member killed in the line of duty, a state college or university will waive your tuition and fees for undergraduate courses. The waiver runs for up to eight semesters or until you finish a bachelor’s degree, and applies only after all other tuition assistance except student loans has been used.
Contact the admissions office at the West Virginia state institution you plan to attend and ask for the waiver for surviving spouses and children of service members killed in the line of duty. File a FAFSA each year as well.
The service member’s casualty documentation or death certificate, proof of their West Virginia residency, proof of your relationship to them, and a completed FAFSA for each year.
