Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60

§7503 Amount of Assistance; Duration

Title 38 › Part V— BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › Chapter 75— VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › § 7503

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The program pays an individual’s tuition and fees up to the amount the Secretary says is needed. If a student is working on a dual degree or certification in the two fields covered, the program will only pay for the minimum credit hours needed to earn both. The scholarship can top up other aid, but the total aid a student gets in a year cannot be more than that year’s tuition and fees. A full-time student can get no more than $15,000 for an academic year. Part-time help is reduced in the same proportion as the student’s course load compared with a full-time load. A student may not receive more than $45,000 in total, and aid can be given for no more than six academic years.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §7503

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(a)The amount of the financial assistance provided an individual under the scholarship program under this chapter shall be the amount determined by the Secretary as being necessary to pay the tuition and fees of the individual. In the case of an individual enrolled in a program of study leading to a dual degree or certification in both the areas of study described in section 7501(a)(1) of this title, the tuition and fees shall not exceed the amounts necessary for the minimum number of credit hours to achieve such dual degree or certification.

(b)Financial assistance may be provided to an individual under the scholarship program to supplement other educational assistance to the extent that the total amount of educational assistance received by the individual during an academic year does not exceed the total tuition and fees for such academic year.

(c)(1)The total amount of assistance provided under the scholarship program for an academic year to an individual who is a full-time student may not exceed $15,000.

(2)In the case of an individual who is a part-time student, the total amount of assistance provided under the scholarship program shall bear the same ratio to the amount that would be paid under paragraph (1) if the participant were a full-time student in the program of study being pursued by the individual as the coursework carried by the individual to full-time coursework in that program of study.

(3)The total amount of assistance provided to an individual under the scholarship program may not exceed $45,000.

(d)Financial assistance may not be provided to an individual under the scholarship program for more than six academic years.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 7503

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60