Illinois Veterans' Grant

Illinois Veterans' Grant

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

Illinois Veterans' Grant: The Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program pays tuition and certain fees at all Illinois state-supported colleges, universities and community colleges for Illinois residents.

Eligibility: An individual must:--be an honorably discharged veteran; and--reside in Illinois six months before entering the service; and--have at least one full year of active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces which includes veterans who were assigned to active duty in a foreign country in a time of hostilities in that country, regardless of length of service; and--return to Illinois within six months of discharge from the service.Applications and additional information are available from field offices of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, college financial aid offices or the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, 1755 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, 60015, telephone 847/948-8550 or 800/899-ISAC, web site address: http://www.collegezone.com/.

	Published Oct 7, 2007

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