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Show VA Scholarships Application for education or training of the child of a deceased veteran under the War Orphans Education program should be filed immediately with the Veterans Vet-erans Administration by the parent par-ent or guardian of the child, if the child intends to enter school under the program this fall. Following provisional approval of the application by VA, the child, accompanied by the parent or guardian, must receive VA vocational voca-tional counseling. This is to assist the child in the selection of an educational program. In addition, the parent or guardian guard-ian must prepare and present an acceptable educational plan of education ed-ucation for the child, showing the selected school and goal, the educational educa-tional program, and an estimate of the total cost of the child's education. edu-cation. This plan becomes a part of the application. Application may be made at any VA office. The child may receive up to 36 months of schooling, or the equivalent equi-valent of 36 months if enrolled part time. If the applicant is a Korean veteran and has received education and training under the program established for Korean veterans, his eligibility will be reduced re-duced accordingly, VA said. The training may be taken in colleges col-leges and schools only, and cannot be used to obtain or complete a regular high school education. Courses taken in schools below the college level must be for specialized special-ized vocational training that will fit the student for a vocational goal, and the student must have completed or quit high school. |