State of Illinois Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Scholarship
How to Apply
Eligibility requirements for the Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Scholarship, can be found on the IDVA website. The application can be obtained from the ISAC Student Portal.
Selection Criteria
After the application is processed and approved by IDVA, an eligibility letter is sent to the applicant. The applicant will be required to submit the eligibility letter to the Office of Financial Assistance, along with a Request for Benefits Form. This must be received by the Office of Financial Assistance by the first day of each term. Failure to submit by the first day of the term could result in delays in processing or rejections for late submittal.
Award Amount
This grant can pay for eligible tuition and mandatory fees for undergraduate or graduate study. A grant recipient at UIS is entitled to receive tuition, tuition differential, Academic Facility Maintenance Fund Assessment, Campus and Library Technology Assessment, Service Fee, Student Union Fee, General Fee and Health Services Fee for the number of hours enrolled each term. Please note that MIA/POW does NOT cover any online fees.
Because this is an entitlement program, eligible recipients will receive their awards regardless of annual appropriations by the Illinois General Assembly and the governor. Illinois public colleges are required to waive any eligible tuition and allowable mandatory fees that are not covered by state appropriations.
Eligibility
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative earned GPA of 3.0 or higher for Graduate students and 2.0 or higher for Undergraduate students. Students who are on SAP Cancellation will have their cumulative earned GPA reviewed to make sure they are meeting standards for MIA/POW eligibility. Students who are on SAP Cancellation and the cumulative earned GPA is below the SAP standard will be denied the waiver.
Additional Information:
Students with both IL MAP Grant and MIA/POW benefit eligibility will have the IL MAP reduced to cover only remaining eligible fees.
Students may be eligible for both the MIA/POW and federal Veterans' Affairs (VA) educational benefits. For questions about using multiple military and/or veterans educational benefits, please contact the UIS Office of Financial Aid at finaid@uis.edu.