MDS provides a waiver of tuition, fees, room and board at any public or private college, university, or technical institute in Arkansas for dependents and spouses of Arkansans who were killed or missing in action or who were prisoners of war or who are totally and permanently disabled. Applicants must be students who are dependent children or spouses of persons who were killed or missing in action, or who were prisoners of war, or permanently and totally disabled through military service. The program provides financial aid for undergraduate students seeking a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion at any public or private college, university or technical school who qualify as a spouse or dependent child of an Arkansas resident who has been declared to be missing in action, killed in action, a prisoner of war, or killed on ordnance delivery, or a veteran who has been declared to be 100 percent totally and permanently disabled during, or as a result of, active military service. Eligibility is limited to eight semesters or the achievement of a degree, whichever occurs first. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Arkansas Department of Higher Education for more information.