Education for Children of Deceased or Disabled Florida Veterans


The following is one of the military education benefits for Florida.  You can view all the military education benefits for Florida here.

Education for Children of Deceased or Disabled Florida Veterans:  Florida provides four year college educational opportunities for dependent children of deceased or total and permanently disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces through the Scholarships for Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CDDV). Students receive monetary benefits covering certain costs at any eligible state or private post-secondary educational institution in Florida. FS 295.01 

Eligibility:  The parent veteran must have been a Florida resident for one year prior to the date of death or disability. Dependent children of a Florida veteran whose death or disability occurred in any of the actions specified below are exempt from the one year residency requirement for CDDV participation but still must meet residency requirements for student financial aid. FS 295.01-295.0185. The Iranian Rescue Mission (Operation Eagle Claw), the Lebanon and Grenada military actions, the military transport airplane crash in Gander, Newfoundland on December 12, 1985, the attack on the USS Starke on May 17, 1987, Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Shield/Storm; Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.


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