Tuition and Fee Exemption for Indiana Purple Heart Recipients
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
100% of tuition and fees (up to 124 credit hours) at Indiana public colleges for Indiana veterans who received the Purple Heart or were wounded by enemy action.
- How much
- 100% of tuition and regularly assessed fees at Indiana public colleges (up to 124 credit hours)
- Who qualifies
- Veteran: Purple Heart recipient or wounded by enemy action, entered service from Indiana
- Eligible for resident tuition; Title IV-eligible program; SAP; not in default on federal aid.
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
- U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
- When to apply
- Apply any time no fixed deadline; one-time application; FAFSA each year
- How to apply
- Submit the one-time application in ScholarTrack, then file a complete FAFSA every year listing your Indiana public college
- What you'll need
- state application + FAFSA
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (in.gov) and page 2
The details
Covers 100% of tuition and regularly assessed fees at the undergraduate resident rate for up to 124 semester credit hours at Indiana public colleges and universities, at the undergraduate, graduate or professional level, within eight academic years of first use. For veterans who entered active duty from a permanent Indiana home address, received the Purple Heart or were wounded by enemy action, and were not dishonorably discharged. Must keep SAP. IDVA reviews applications.
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