The Hazlewood Act provides exemption from tuition and some fees at public colleges and universities in Texas for qualified Texas Veterans and children of certain deceased veterans.

1. Students in default on federal education loans or loans made or guaranteed by the state of Texas are no longer eligible to receive Hazlewood benefits.
2. The amount of Pell Grant, SEOG and SSIG grants received by the student, if any, must be taken into account when determining student eligibility for a Hazlewood exemption.
3. An eligible student may receive benefits under the Hazlewood Act for a maximum of 150 credit hours attempted, including remedial classes but excluding community education classes, the count beginning the fall semester 1995.

To be eligible the veteran must:

• have served at least 180 days active service, excluding training,
• have been a bona fide resident of Texas at the time he/she entered the service.
• have been "honorably" discharged, or "discharged under honorable conditions,"
• have resided in Texas 12 months continuously prior to registration in college,
• have exhausted, or not be eligible for any Veteran’s educational benefits,
• be ineligible or have limited eligibility for Federal education grants (i.e., Pell Grant)

To receive consideration, the applicant must provide the following prior to registration:

Eligibility will be determined only after all of the required documents have been received by Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid.

DEADLINE: All documentation must be received and reviewed by the Official Day of Record to be eligible for the current semester. Hazlewood benefits are not retroactive to prior terms.