Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver

The Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver is a four-year consecutive in-state tuition waiver at the University of Illinois given to natural or legally adopted children of service members who were veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam Conflict, the Southwest Asia Conflict, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Waiver Limitations

• One tuition waiver will be given per county, per war.
• A candidate must be a permanent resident of the Illinois county from which he/she applies.
• The tuition waiver covers in-state tuition for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the University of Illinois (Urbana, Chicago (including Medical Sciences Center), Springfield, and Global Campus.)
• We must receive copies of your ACT/SAT scores each year you apply, as we do not review past applications.
• Please see application for more information.

Important Dates

• Applications will be available on December 1.
• The application deadline is March 1.
• Applicants will be notified by April 1.

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