Tuition and Fee Waiver for Dependents of Totally Disabled Veterans
Public colleges must waive all tuition and fees for the child or spouse of a veteran who became totally disabled, was taken prisoner, went missing, or died in service — up to 250 quarter credits or the equivalent. A child is eligible between 17 and 26; a spouse or domestic partner has a ten-year window and loses it on remarriage. A $500 annual book stipend comes with it.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
Public colleges must waive all tuition and fees for the child or spouse of a veteran who became totally disabled, was taken prisoner, went missing, or died in service — up to 250 quarter credits or the equivalent. A child is eligible between 17 and 26; a spouse or domestic partner has a ten-year window and loses it on remarriage. A $500 annual book stipend comes with it.
What it's worth: All tuition and fees waived up to 250 quarter credits, plus a $500 annual book stipend
- The waiver binds the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College and the community and technical colleges.
- The waiver is capped at 250 quarter credits or the equivalent.
- A child is eligible between the ages of 17 and 26. Past 26 it is gone.
- A spouse or domestic partner has a ten-year benefit window, and remarriage ends eligibility.
- The book stipend is $500 annually.
Who is entitled to it
- It reaches a child or a spouse.
- Your veteran became totally disabled in active federal service, was a prisoner of war or missing in action, or lost their life in service.
- Your home is in Washington.
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 your Washington public institution before the academic year begins.
- Form
- Institutional waiver application
- File with
- your Washington public institution
- Documents you will need
- dd214 · va benefit summary letter
- Each term
- Claimed per academic term.
Sources
- authority · published policyRCW 28B.15.621
- operating · published policyWashington Student Achievement Council — Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Veterans
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