Veterans Benefits

★ EDUCATION ★Grants for Veterans andPOW/MIA DependentsQualified veterans of the U.S. Armed Forcesare eligible for consideration for state grants whilethey are full-time undergraduate students.Veterans must be Pennsylvania residents and meetother PHEAA eligibility requirements.Dependent children of members or formermembers of the U.S. Armed Forces who served onactive duty after January 31, 1955 who are listed asmissing in action and who were residents ofPennsylvania for at least 12 months prior to activeduty are eligible for undergraduate state grants.For more information, call toll-free 1-800-692-7392.Educational GratuityPayments of educational gratuities are forchildren of honorably discharged veterans whohave been certified by the U.S. Department ofVeterans Affairs as having wartime service-connecteddisabilities rated as totally and permanentlydisabled or children of veterans who die and havedied of war service connected disabilities. Formore information, call (717) 861-9410.★ MOTOR VEHICLES ★For requests and questions on the followinginformation, call toll-free 1-800-932-4600.Vehicle RegistrationOn the application of a disabled veteran whoseservice-connected disability is certified at 100 percentby the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,the PA Department of Transportation will issue aspecial registration plate designating the vehicle asbelonging to a disabled veteran or a severely disabledveteran.