Tuition Waivers/Assistance

VETERANS, NATIONAL GUARD and DEPENDENTS

TUITION WAIVERS and TUITION ASSISTANCE

For the purpose of granting a tuition waiver, a veteran
is anyone who served on active duty in the United States
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force and
has been released from active duty under honorable conditions.
Eligibility for the G.I. Bill is not a determining factor
in granting a tuition waiver. You must be fulltime for a 100% 
tuition waiver. Part time gets you a 50% tuition waiver.

The tuition waiver does not apply to fees or other costs.

To be eligible for the waiver a veteran must be a Connecticut
resident, matriculated and have served during the following periods:

Active duty for at least 90 days during:

    - World War II ( 12/7/41-12/31/46)
    - Korean Hostilities (6/27/50-1/31/55)
    - Vietnam Era (12/22/61-7/1/75; (any child of a Vietnam-era
       veteran who has been declared a MIA/POW also is eligible
       provided the parent entered the service after 1/1/60)
    - Persian Gulf Wars (8/1/90 to present) Includes Enduring Freedom, 
      Noble Eagle, Iraqi Freedom, Somalia and Bosnia

Engaged in combat or in a combat-support role (DD214 must indicate an Expeditionary Medal):

    - Lebanon (7/1/58-11/1/58 and 9/29/82-3/30/84)
    - Grenada Invasion (10/25/83-12/15/83)
    - Operation Earnest Will (Escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers in Persian Gulf)
         (7/24/87-8/1/90)
    - Panama Invasion (12/20/89-1/31/90)

Persons who served during any other periods are not eligible
for a tuition waiver. National Guard or Reserve  "active duty for training " is not
considered active duty . The DD214 must state: ACTIVE DUTY.
To determine eligibility, bring your DD214 to the Veteran's Office, Engleman, B 018.

Any CT resident who is a dependent child or a surviving spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces killed in action on or after 9/11/2001 who was a 
CT resident is eligible for the tuition waiver.

CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD TUITION WAIVER
(FULL-TIME STUDENTS ONLY)

Connecticut state residents who are members of the Connecticut
Army or Air National Guard and enrolled as full-time, undergraduate or
graduate students are eligible for a tuition waiver. The  tuition waiver
does not apply to other costs and fees, such as student  activity fees and
laboratory fees. It covers tuition only. Part-time or summer enrollment
does not qualify students for this waiver.

Eligible full-time undergraduate and graduate students must
obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from their National Guard
Unit and submit it to the Veterans Office each semester.
 

TUITION ASSISTANCE

Tuition Assistance is available for CT Army National Guard
and Reservists. It covers 75% of the cost of tuition and may be
used in conjunction with the GI Bill. Apply at these web sites:
         
        CT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Web Site
        https://minuteman.ngb.army.mil/benefits/
        
         ARMY RESERVE Web Site
         http://www.goarmyed.com

For more information, visit the Veterans Office, Engleman Hall B 018 or call (203) 392-6822.