The Vietnam Veteran Scholarship will pay tuition at any state funded post-secondary school. Reimbursement is available for books and fees. For any non-state institution, tuition reimbursement will not exceed an amount higher than the highest resident tuition charged at a state institution, and the fees and costs of books shall not exceed financial aid guidelines. All billing is directed to the New Mexico Higher Education Department. Any person who has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, who was a resident of New Mexico at original time of entry into the Armed Forces or who has lived in New Mexico for 10 years or more and who has been awarded a Vietnam Campaign Medal for services in the armed forces of this country in Vietnam during the period of August 5, 1964 to the official termination of the Vietnam conflict as designated by executive order of the president of the United States, is eligible for certification. Student will contact their institutions financial aid office for application instruction and eligibility period.