This scholarship is not maintained by Appalachian State or Student Veteran Services. If you have questions or concerns related to the scholarship, please reach out to the Office of Financial Aid or the North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.
Eligibility
- The veteran must be in certain class categories: deceased, disabled, combat, or POW/MIA.
- The veteran's criteria must have occurred during a period of war.
- Dependent must be under the age of 25 at the time of application.
- At time of application, dependent must be domiciled and a resident of North Carolina.
- Veteran parent must have been a resident of NC before enlistment/commission and enlisted/commissioned out of NC OR the dependent was born in North Carolina and has been a resident of North Carolina continuously since birth (family deployments or PCSs outside of NC will make the applicant ineligible).
Coverage and Information
The scholarship is for eight academic semesters and the recipient has eight years to utilize the eight academic semesters. The scholarship covers full tuition and fees, with some scholarship tiers also providing room and board. There are no monthly stipends that come with this scholarship.
If you receive the scholarship, it may be beneficial to save your benefits and use the scholarship first.
Because the scholarship requires us to check eligibility, it may delay other benefits that you might receive (Ch. 33 especially).
- Due to VA regulations, we are unable to provide full coverage for Chapter 33 if you receive this scholarship as it covers all required tuition and fees. We will report tuition and fees at $0, but you will still receive a housing stipend if you request to use Chapter 33 alongside your CWS Scholarship. Overall, it is not recommended to use Chapter 33 and CWS Scholarship concurrently so the student can preserve benefits for future use.
Apply
Apply online with the NC Department of Military and Veteran Affairs. Opening and closing dates for applications are set by NCDMVA and are subject to change.