Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Chapter 35 benefits
If you’re the child or spouse of a Veteran or service member who has died, is captured or missing, or is permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability, you may be eligible for the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) program. (If your Sponsor died in the line of duty you might be entitled to the Fry Scholarship. Contact Rebecca Baisden 850-474-2550 to verify eligibility) Read more on eligibility requirements here: https://www.va.gov/education/survivor-dependent-benefits/dependents-education-assistance/
Register for Courses
Meet with your academic advisor to get registered for classes. After registering for classes, you will need to upgrade your MYUWF account to full access. To do this, type My account in your search bar on my.uwf.edu account. Click on Upgrade. This can be done at least 2 hours after registering for classes. Once the account has been updated, click the log-out button. Once you log back into your account, you will have full access. For additional information on this, go to: https://confluence.uwf.edu/display/public/Upgrading+your+MyUWF+account+to+a+full-access+ArgoNet+account
You will need to fill out the ECF through yourmy.uwf.eduaccount after registering for classes. The ECF must be completed every semester and whenever your class schedule changes. To locate the form, type VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF) in the search bar of your my.uwf.edu account. We cannot submit your certification to the VA until we receive this form from you.
If you & your sponsor are Florida residents, you may also qualify for the state CSDDV scholarship. Review CSDDV.pdf (floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org)for eligibility criteria and application instructions. Please be advised, this scholarship does not pay for summer semester.
Please note: Chapter 35 (DEA) students will be responsible for making all payments to the school for tuition & fees, housing fees, and meal plans. The VA will send their funding directly to the account listed when the VA application is completed.