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Children of Veterans Tuition Grant

Up to $2,800 a year for the child of a Michigan veteran who died or became totally and permanently disabled in service.

Verified August 18, 2026

What this benefit is

Up to $2,800 a year for the child of a Michigan veteran who died or became totally and permanently disabled in service.

What it's worth: Up to $2,800 a year full time — $1,400 a semester

  • Full time is up to $2,800 a year; three-quarter time $2,100; half time $1,400 — or the student's actual eligible tuition, whichever is less.
  • You must enrol at least half time and hold a cumulative GPA of at least 2.25.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are the child of the veteran.
  • You are at least 16.
  • You are within the age window.
  • Your parent died or became totally and permanently disabled as a result of military service.
  • You have been a Michigan resident for the twelve months before applying.
  • Your home is in Michigan.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Check the eligibility gate that actually decides this one — it is rarely the disability rating alone.
  2. 2Apply through Michigan Student Aid before the academic year begins.
Form
CVTG application
File with
Michigan student aid
Documents you will need
dd214 · va benefit summary letter
Each term
Claimed per academic term.
Worth knowingThe GPA condition is unusual for a survivor benefit and it is a live one — a cumulative 2.25 must be maintained, not merely reached on entry.
Worth knowingThe age window runs from 16 to under 26, which is wider at the top than several comparable programmes.

Sources

Why only one source type: The administering agency publishes the eligibility and the award on its own programme page, which is both authority and operating source.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.