VTA
NYS Veterans Tuition Award
In short
Tuition award up to SUNY in-state undergraduate tuition (full- or part-time). NY residents who served in hostilities (e.g., Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Indochina) with honorable discharge.
- What you get
- Tuition award up to SUNY in-state undergraduate tuition (full- or part-time).
- Who qualifies
- NY residents who served in hostilities (e.g., Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Indochina) with honorable discharge.
- Income limit (2026)
- none
- Papers to gather
- DD-214.
- Renewal
- Annual.
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