Kentucky Veterans' Dependent Tuition Waiver

Kentucky waives tuition at its state-supported two-year, four-year and technical colleges for the children, stepchildren, spouses and un-remarried surviving spouses of eligible Kentucky veterans. A student may qualify if the veteran died as a direct result of a service-connected disability, is rated 100 percent service-connected disabled, is totally disabled (non-service-connected) with wartime service, or is deceased, lived in Kentucky at death and served during a wartime period. The veteran must be a current Kentucky resident, or have been one at the time of death; the student does not need to be a Kentucky resident but must attend a qualifying Kentucky public college in person or online. The waiver covers tuition only, not room, board, books or fees, and generally lasts until a degree is earned, 45 months are used, or the child turns 26. Students apply after being accepted to the college they will attend; processing takes about 30 days, and the waiver is emailed to the student and the school.

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How hard is the Kentucky Veterans' Dependent Tuition Waiver to win?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first. The provider does not publish applicant or winner counts, so Solyo shows no odds figure for this award.

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

• Fewer rivalsOpen only to Kentucky residents
• Fewer rivalsRequires a military or national-service connection
• Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only
• More rivalsA large award draws far more applicants

How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Kentucky Veterans' Dependent Tuition Waiver?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

• ✓Must be a resident of Kentucky
• ✓Must attend a college in Kentucky (the award does not travel out of state)
• ✓Open to high school seniors
• ✓For students who lost a parent in military service or active-duty military or veteran families
• ✓Age 25 or younger

What the application takes

No essay, recommendation letters, or transcript are required. This is one of the lighter applications in the directory.

Deadline and application cycle

The next projected deadline is June 30, 2027 (estimated). The last verified deadline has passed; the next cycle is projected from this award's usual June 30 deadline. Confirm the exact date on the official site.

Applications close

June 30, 2027 (estimated)

Common questions about the Kentucky Veterans' Dependent Tuition Waiver

More military & service families

• Maine Veterans Dependents Educational Benefits
  100% of tuition and mandatory fees at Maine public colleges · due June 30, 2027
• Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
  $2,500-$10,000/yr (renewable up to 4 years) · due March 1, 2027
• Massachusetts Public Service Grant
  Full tuition (public) or UMass Amherst tuition (private) · due May 1, 2027
• Michigan Children of Veterans Tuition Grant
  Up to $2,800 per year full time ($11,200 lifetime maximum) · due June 30, 2027
• Missouri Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant
  Tuition plus up to $2,500 per semester for housing and books · due June 30, 2027
• Montana War Orphans Tuition Waiver
  Undergraduate tuition at Montana public colleges · due June 30, 2027

Lists this award appears on

• Kentucky Scholarships and State Grants
• No-Essay Scholarships
• Renewable Scholarships (Multi-Year Awards)
• Scholarships for Military Families and Veterans
• Scholarships With June Deadlines