Scholarship Information:

A waiver of tuition is an education benefit provided by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in recognition of military service of certain Kentucky veterans. The tuition waiver is provided for children, stepchildren, adopted children, spouses, and unremarried widows & widowers. An approved tuition waiver means a student may attend any two-year, four-years schools or vocational technical schools that are operated and funded by the Kentucky Department of Education.

You may qualify if one of the following is true of the veteran:

• Died on active duty.
• Died as a direct result of a service connected disability as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• 100% service connected disabled.
• Totally disabled (non-service connected) with wartime service.
• Is deceased and served during a wartime period.

Governor Fletcher signed House Bill 128 into law on March 23, 2007. This bill pertains to Tuition Waiver in Kentucky, amending KRS 164.507 and 164.515. The new law extends tuition waiver benefits to 45 months of education and the age of 26 rather than 36 months of education and the age of 23. To implement this law, we will require applicants already using a tuition waiver certificate to complete and sign an Agreement and Certification for Extension of Tuition Waiver Benefits, which includes obtaining verification from the institution of higher learning that they have not yet accepted a diploma or certificate of completion while using the Kentucky Tuition Waiver Program.

Aid Offered: An approved tuition waiver means a student may attend any two-year, four-year, or vocational technical school that is operated and funded by the Kentucky Department of Education.

Contact Information:

Contact us at (502) 595 - 4447 or toll free (in Kentucky) (800) 928 - 4012

Email us at barbaraA.sipek@ky.gov

More information: http://www.kdva.net/tuitionwaiver.htm