Minnesota Veterans' Dependents Assistance Program
Minnesota Veterans' Dependents Assistance Program
The Minnesota Veterans' Dependents Assistance Program provides tuition assistance at most Minnesota colleges and universities to dependents of persons considered to be prisoners of war or persons missing in action -- as defined by the Department of Defense -- after August 1, 1958. See administrative rules governing the program.
Students can receive tuition and fee assistance up to a maximum of $250 per year at Minnesota private colleges.
For more information, students should apply to the financial aid office at the school they attend or plan to attend or contact:
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Service Building, 2nd Floor
20 West 12th Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
Tel: (651) 296-1033
Web: www.mdva.state.mn.us
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