Arizona Tuition Waiver for Survivors of Service Members Killed in the Line of Duty
A tuition waiver at Arizona state universities and community colleges for the unremarried surviving spouse and for children under 30 of a service member killed in the line of duty.
Also called: tuition waiver, survivors, killed in the line of duty, surviving spouse, children under 30, ADVS, Board of Regents.
Arizona waives tuition at its state universities and community colleges for the family of a service member killed in the line of duty.
Eligibility reaches an unremarried surviving spouse, and a child of the service member who is under 30 years old.
The age-30 limit is more generous than most states in this catalog, which typically stop at 23 or 26. For a child who was young when a parent was killed, that extra span is often the difference between the benefit being usable and being theoretical, because it allows for a delayed start, an interrupted degree, or a return to study after working.
There is no disability rating anywhere in this waiver. It turns on the death.
The waiver covers tuition at the institution. It does not cover fees beyond tuition, books, or living costs, so a family should plan for those and should check what the specific campus treats as tuition rather than fees.
Apply through the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services for the verification, and then through the institution's admissions or veterans office.
A surviving family should also confirm federal entitlements separately. The federal Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program under Chapter 35 and the Fry Scholarship under Chapter 33 both reach this group and carry a stipend the state waiver does not. Using the federal benefit first and the Arizona waiver afterwards generally produces the most total support.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Arizona Tuition Waiver for Survivors of Service Members Killed in the Line of Duty
Gate
Rule
A service member killed in the line of duty
The gate is the death of the service member in the line of duty, with the claimant being an unremarried surviving spouse or a child under 30. No disability rating is involved, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
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Disclaimer
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