STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE
Funded by Texas for Texans
APPLY FOR SPRING 2025
Our Spring 2025 Application will open 01 Nov 2024 at 12:00 a.m.
Closes 03 Jan 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
The application process includes three forms:
1. The Online Application (under The Basics - Applying for Aid button)
2. Statement of Understanding (SOU)
3. Authorization Release Form (third-party release)
The Application will be available online approximately two months before most schools' payment deadlines.
To e-sign forms: download, sign, and return to ng.tx.txarng.mbx.trp@army.mil
Funded by the State of Texas, the State TA program is an education benefit that provides money for college to eligible members of the
Texas Military Department who are interested in pursuing their educational and career goals.
STA is a needs-based benefit subject to the availability of funds.
State Tuition Assistance is offered during the Fall and Spring semesters to actively drilling Texas Military Service Members
serving with any of the 3 following Texas components:
- Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG),
- Texas Air National Guard (TXANG),
- Texas State Guard (TXSG)
Eligible applicants must:
- Have completed Basic Training (or its equivalent).
- Attend an accredited Texas college or university (see our FAQs for a list of eligible Texas schools).
- Pursue:
- a trade, vocational, or academic certificate
- an undergraduate degree (associate or bachelor)
- a graduate or professional degree (Master's, PhD, Doctorate)
- A State TA application must be submitted each semester that aid is needed.
The linked sections on this page provide details about each of these phases. We have also included a PDF of our Process Map to access. Read these sections to learn more about the State TA program