Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant
For children and spouses of veterans killed or badly injured in combat action since 11 September 2001 — including an 80% disability route.
Verified August 18, 2026
What this benefit is
For children and spouses of veterans killed or badly injured in combat action since 11 September 2001 — including an 80% disability route.
What it's worth: A grant toward tuition at a Missouri institution
- The 11 September 2001 date is a hard boundary — combat service before it does not open this grant.
Who is entitled to it
- It reaches a child or a spouse.
- The veteran died from combat action, from an illness contracted in combat action, or became 80% disabled from combat injuries.
- Your home is in Missouri.
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
- 1Check the eligibility gate that actually decides this one — it is rarely the disability rating alone.
- 2Apply through the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development before the academic year begins.
- Form
- Survivors Grant application
- File with
- the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Documents you will need
- dd214 · va benefit summary letter
- Each term
- Claimed per academic term.
Sources
- authority · published policyMissouri Department of Higher Education — Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant
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.