Wisconsin GI Bill
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA)
Full tuition and segregated-fee waiver at UW and Wisconsin technical colleges for eligible Wisconsin veterans and the spouses/children of disabled or deceased veterans.
- How much
- full tuition and segregated fees, up to 8 semesters or 128 credits
- Who qualifies
- Wisconsin veteran, or spouse/child of a veteran with 30%+ service-connected disability or who died in service
- WDVA service and Wisconsin residency tests; family members must meet school residency for tuition; children 17-25.
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school, transfer students, trade school students
- When to apply
- Apply any time No deadline published; certify with WDVA, then apply at the school before the term.
- How to apply
- Apply online at MyWisVets.com (upload DD-214 and, for family members, VA disability rating and marriage/birth documents), or send WDVA Form 2030 by email, fax or mail
- After WDVA certifies you (Form 2031), give WDVA Form 2029 to the Veteran Certifying Official at each school where you'll use it
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (dva.wi.gov)
The details
State-funded remission (waiver) of full tuition and segregated fees for up to eight semesters or 128 credits, whichever is greater, at any Universities of Wisconsin or Wisconsin Technical College System school; separate from the federal GI Bill. Veterans: current Wisconsin residents living in Wisconsin who were residents at entry into service or for 3 consecutive years before the term, honorably discharged and meeting a service test (e.g. 90 days active duty in wartime, 2 years in peacetime, service-connected disability discharge, expeditionary medal, crisis zone). Spouses and children (children aged 17 to 25): of a veteran with a 30%+ VA service-connected disability rating who met the Wisconsin residency test, or of a veteran who died on active duty or from a service-connected disability while a Wisconsin resident. Spouse/child must also meet the school's residency for tuition purposes.
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- Contract for Dental Education$8,753 tuition subsidy per year
- Wisconsin Grant - Private Non-Profit (WG-PNP)up to $4,850 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Wisconsin Grant - University of Wisconsin (WG-UW)up to $3,700 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Wisconsin Grant - Tribal Colleges (WG-TR)up to $2,450 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES)$2,250 per year toward tuition
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- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
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