Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CSDDV)

Offered by Florida Department of Education

Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CSDDV) is a scholarship from Florida Department of Education worth the full amount of tuition and required registration fees at a Florida public institution. The application deadline is April 1, 2027.

• Residency required
• Renewable

Who can apply

GPA to keep it

2.0

Military affiliation

["dependent child or un-remarried spouse of a qualified Florida veteran"]

Citizenship

U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen

What the sponsor says

The Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CSDDV) provides an award to dependent children or un-remarried spouses of qualified Florida veterans.

Initial Eligibility Requirements

For funding beginning with the fall 2027 term, submit a completed, error-free Florida

Financial Aid Application (FFAA) by April 1, 2027, for priority consideration of an initial award. The FFAA is available beginning on October 1, 2026.

NOTE: All questions related to CSDDV on the FFAA must be answered with information related to the veteran by April 1, 2027, so that the Florida Department of Veterans

Affairs can certify that the veteran qualifies. Funding cannot be guaranteed for complete and error-free applications submitted after April 1.

General Eligibility Requirements for a Child

The child must:

• Be between the ages of 16 and 22.
• Be initially eligible prior to his or her 23rd birthday.
• Be a dependent child of a qualified veteran whose official military and residency status is certified by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Receive educational opportunity until such a time as the parent classified as prisoner of war or missing in action is returned alive or otherwise classified.

Florida Department of Education (FDOE), Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans 2026-27 Fact Sheet

General Eligibility Requirements for a Spouse

As certified by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, t he spouse of a disabled veteran must:

• Be married to a qualified veteran whose official home of record is listed as Florida in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database.
• Be married to the disabled veteran for one or more years.
• Accept scholarship funding only during the duration of the marriage and up to the point of termination of the marriage by dissolution or annulment.

As certified by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, t he spouse of a deceased veteran must:

• Be un-remarried.
• Have been the spouse of a qualified veteran whose official military and residency status is certified by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Apply for the scholarship within 5 years after the veteran’s death .

Qualified Veteran Requirements

The veteran will:

• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non -citizen.
• Have Florida listed as the servicemember’s official home of record in DEERS database immediately preceding time of death, determination of 100 percent permanent and total disability, or prisoner of war/missing in action classification.
• Have met at least one of the following criteria:

o Died as a result of service-connected disability sustained while on active duty.

o Be certified by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs as having service- connected 100 percent permanent and total disabilit ies.

o Be classified as a prisoner of war or missing in action by the United States Armed

Forces or as civilian personnel captured while serving with the consent or authorization of the United States government during wartime service for a dependent child to receive scholarship funding.

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Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans 2026-27 Fact Sheet

Requirements to Receive Funding

The student must:

• Be a Florida resident and a U.S. citizen or eligible non -citizen. A student’s residency and citizenship status are determined by the postsecondary institution.
• Not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made.
• Not have previously received a baccalaureate degree.
• Enroll in an undergraduate degree or certificate program for a minimum of six credit hours, 180 clock hours, or the equivalent, per term at an eligible participating postsecondary institution.

o A student who is enrolled in at least six credit hours at an eligible Florida public postsecondary institution will receive an award equal to the amount of tuition and required registration fees.

o A student who is enrolled at an eligible private postsecondary institution shall receive a fixed award calculated by using the average matriculation and fee calculation for full -time attendance at a public postsecondary institution at the comparable level. A student enrolled part -time shall receive a reduced award by either one-half or three-fourths of the maximum award.

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Other awards from this sponsor

• Florida Student Assistance Grant , $200
• Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) , 100% of tuition and applicable fees at a public postsecondary institution
• Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) , 75% of tuition and applicable fees at a public postsecondary institution
• Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars (GSV) , $39 per semester credit hour for a career certificate or applied technology diploma, $48 for a technical degree (AS, AAS)