Education Benefits for Veterans in Ohio
3 Education benefits for veterans in Ohio.
Ohio GI Promise (In-State Tuition)
Qualifying veterans, service members, and their spouses and dependents are treated as Ohio residents for tuition, granting in-state rates at Ohio public colleges without the usual 12-month residency waiting period.
Eligibility: Honorably discharged (or medically separated) veteran who establishes Ohio domicile by the first day of enrollment; also extends to eligible spouses and dependents. Stacks with federal GI Bill benefits.
Estimated value: In-state tuition rates (thousands of dollars saved versus out-of-state tuition)
How to apply: Provide your DD-214 and a written residency declaration to the admissions or veterans office at your Ohio public institution.
Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program
The ONGSP pays up to 100% of tuition at Ohio public colleges (or the state average public tuition toward a participating private college) for current Ohio National Guard members pursuing a degree or certification.
Eligibility: Current member of the Ohio Army or Air National Guard who enlists or re-enlists and remains in good standing, enrolled at a participating Ohio school; benefit hours scale with length of enlistment.
Estimated value: Up to 100% of tuition at Ohio public colleges
How to apply: Apply each term through your unit and the Ohio National Guard Scholarship office; see the ONG education office for deadlines.
War Orphans & Severely Disabled Veterans' Children Scholarship
Tuition assistance for the children of deceased or severely disabled Ohio wartime veterans who are attending an eligible Ohio college or university.
Eligibility: Ohio resident child (ages 16-24) of a veteran who died from or is severely disabled by qualifying wartime service (as certified by the program), enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program at an eligible Ohio institution.
Estimated value: 77% of tuition and general fees at public institutions (set annual award at private institutions)
How to apply: Apply online or by paper application through the Ohio Department of Higher Education during the May 16 - May 15 application window.