Recertification

To continue receiving MSDEP benefits, qualifying enrolled students must provide a letter to the Virginia Department of Veterans Services stating their continued enrollment, the period of time attended, and the period of time for which they are requesting benefits.

Additional information about the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and application procedures are available on the Virginia Department of Veterans Services website: http://www.vdva.vipnet.org/. Click “benefits office” and “education”.

 

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services provides the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (MSDEP), formerly the Virginia War Orphans College Fund, educational assistance for the children, or surviving children, of certain war-disabled veterans. MSDEP provides education benefits to spouses and children of military service members killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or who became at least 90 percent disabled as a result of military service in an armed conflict.

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