State Survivor Benefits For Idaho

ELIGIBILITY

• Children and remarried or unremarried spouses
• Service member's cause of death must be ruled line of duty by the Department of Veterans Affairs; suicides are covered provided it can be proved that they were service-connected (post-traumatic stress)
• Service member must be an Idaho state resident at time of death or stationed in or deployed from Idaho; student must be an Idaho state resident at time of application, and if a child must have graduated from high school in Idaho
• Can be used with federal benefits

BENEFITS

• Waiver of tuition, fees and on-campus housing
• $500 per semester for books and subsistence
• Benefits can be used for a maximum of 36 months
• Must be used at an Idaho state-funded post-secondary institution
• Can only be used for undergraduate studies

DOCUMENTS

• Copy of DD1300 or DD214
• Copy of service member's death certificate
• Copy of marriage license for spouses
• Copy of student’s birth certificate
• Proof of residency
• Letter of certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Copy of most recent transcripts

Application due date: None

Contact for further information: Joy Miller at 208-332-1595 or joy.miller@osbe.idaho.gov

Note: This information is current as of Sept. 27, 2016. The information provided is meant to give a general overview of the state benefits and should be taken into consideration with individual circumstances.