PLEASE NOTE: This application must be submitted each semester you wish to request the MRHA benefit. A copy of your Member-4 DD214 must be on file with the Veteran and Military Services Office..
The Missouri Returning Heroes Act, Section 173.900, RSMo, provides for reduced tuition for certain combat veterans attending public institutions of higher education. More information can be found on the Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development website .
To apply for the Missouri Returning Heroes Act, the combat veteran must:
- Have served in armed combat and provide military service documentation, such as the DD214, that reflects service in a combat theater, receipt of combat service medals, or receipt of imminent danger or hostile fire pay or tax benefits;
- Have been honorably discharged from military service;* and
- Be a registered voter in Missouri, or eligible to vote in Missouri, as determined by the Missouri Secretary of State, or a current Missouri resident.
* Fields 13, 24 and 28 on the DD214