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War Orphans Tuition Assistance
$500 a year for four years — modest money, and a window that closes at 21.
Verified August 18, 2026
What this benefit is
$500 a year for four years — modest money, and a window that closes at 21.
What it's worth: $500 a year, for four years of college or equivalent training
- The award is fixed at $500 a year and is not indexed, so its real value has fallen steadily.
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 in service, died of a service-connected disability, or is listed as missing in action.
- You have lived in New Jersey for at least the year before applying.
- Your home is in New Jersey.
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 New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs before the academic year begins.
- Form
- War Orphans application
- File with
- the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Documents you will need
- dd214 · va benefit summary letter
- Each term
- Claimed per academic term.
Worth knowingThe age window closes at 21, which is the tightest of the ten states in this batch. A child who starts college late, or serves first, can age out before using it.
Worth knowingBoth the child AND the veteran must have New Jersey ties — the child resident for a year before filing, the veteran a state resident.
Sources
- authority · published policyNew Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs — Benefits and Resources
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.