CFDA 84.408: Postsecondary Education Scholarships for Veteran's Dependents

Objectives

To provide eligible veteran's dependent undergraduate postsecondary students with non-need based grant assistance to help meet educational expenses.

Eligible applicants

The student must be an eligible veteran’s dependent whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. At the time of the parent or guardian’s death, the student was less than 24 years of age or enrolled at an institution of higher education. The applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens and have a high school diploma, or a GED. Applicants must apply annually using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To be eligible, the applicant must meet all IAS Grant eligibility requirements, and must not have a Federal Pell Grant eligible Expected Family Contribution (EFC).

Financial assistance range

For FY 2023, grants ranged from $750-$6,973; the average grant was estimated at $6,230. Beginning with FY 2024, eligibility for non-need-based grants to students whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces and died in Iraq or Afghanistan as a result of performing military service after September 11, 2001, which were previously given through the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants (IASG) program, will be folded into the Pell Grant program.

Reference data sourced from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. The authoritative source for application requirements, deadlines, and award amounts is the official SAM.gov listing linked above. This page is editorial reference, not an official notice.