The Indiana Tuition and Fee Exemption for Children of Disabled Veterans or Purple Heart Recipients provides up to 100 percent of tuition and regularly assessed fees for up to 124 semester credit-hours at Indiana public colleges and universities at the undergraduate resident tuition rate. The award also provides an annual award of up to $5,000 of tuition and regularly assessed fees at Indiana private, non-profit colleges and universities at the undergraduate resident tuition rate if the recipient graduated high school January 1, 2023 or later. Recipients who graduated prior to January 1, 2023 are not eligible to use the award at private, non-profit colleges and universities. The student must be either the biological or adopted child of a person who: served in the armed forces of the United States during a war or performed duty equally hazardous that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United States; suffered a service connected death or disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; received any discharge or separation from the armed forces other than a dishonorable discharge; either listed Indiana as home of record at the time of enlistment in the armed forces of the United States or resided in Indiana at least five years before the student first applies for this tuition and fee exemption. If the student was the adopted child of a veteran parent, the adoption must have occurred before the student turned 18 years old. The student must be eligible for the resident tuition rate at the Indiana public college or university where they attend. After high school graduation, the student must be pursuing a degree or certificate at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional level that is eligible for Title IV federal student aid. Students have eight academic years to use this tuition and fee exemption. Beginning July 1, 2020, students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the Indiana public college or university where they attend. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for more information.