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CalVet College Fee Waiver — Plan D (Medal of Honor recipients and their children)
The tuition waiver for a Medal of Honor recipient, and for their children under 27. Undergraduate study only.
Verified August 18, 2026
What this benefit is
The tuition waiver for a Medal of Honor recipient, and for their children under 27. Undergraduate study only.
What it's worth: Systemwide tuition for undergraduate study
- Plan D is limited to undergraduate study, unlike the other three plans.
- Children are subject to both an age limit of 27 and an income limit.
Who is entitled to it
- You served in the U.S. armed forces.
- You hold the Medal of Honor.
- You are the child of a veteran.
- Your parent holds the Medal of Honor.
- You are a California resident.
- You are enrolled at or applying to a California public institution.
- Your home is in California.
Not sure whether that describes you?
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How to claim it
Deadline: Per academic year- 1Take form DVS 40 to your County Veterans Service Office.
- Form
- DVS 40
- File with
- Your County Veterans Service Office
- Documents you will need
- dd214
- You must re-file every year
- Between January 1 and February 15. Nothing will remind you.
Worth knowingPlan D is the only one of the four that reaches the veteran themselves rather than only their dependants.
Sources
- authority · statuteCal. Educ. Code §66025.3(d)
- operating · published policyCalVet — College Fee Waiver
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