State Survivor Benefits For Missouri

ELIGIBILITY

• Children, stepchildren and spouses remarried or unremarried
• Children must be under the age of 25
• Service member must have been killed in action or died of a service connected disability, Suicides are covered provided it can be proved that they were service connected (PTSD)
• The veteran must have been a Missouri state resident at time of entry into service or immediately prior to death. There are no residency requirements for the student
• Can be used with federal benefits

BENEFITS

• Equivalent of full tuition and fees
• An allowance up to $2,000 per semester for room and board
• An allowance up to $500 for books per semester
• Must be used at a Missouri state funded postsecondary institution
• Can only be used for undergraduate degree
• A 25 student limit on the program

DOCUMENTS

• Copy of DD1300 or DD214
• Certification from the Missouri Department of Veterans Affairs
• Wartime Veterans Survivors Grant paper application

Application due date: There is no application deadline, but it is first come first serve and a 25 student limit on the program

Contact for further information: Missouri Department of Higher Education- (800)473-6757

Download application: http://www.dhe.mo.gov/documents/warvetsapplication.pdf

Note: This information is current as of September 16, 2014. The information provided is meant to provide a general overview of the state benefits and should be considered in connection with individual circumstances.