National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG)
State Tuition Assistance includes the National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG) and the National Guard Extension Scholarship (NGES). Both programs are administered by the Indiana National Guard and are open to all INNG soldiers and airmen wishing to further their education. Each program has specific eligibility criteria. Please review the information below before applying for assistance.
National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG)
The National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG) guarantees that up to 100 percent of certain tuition costs will be met by the state of Indiana for eligible members of the Indiana Air and Army National Guard. All applications will be filled through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education’s ScholarTrack website. The NGSG is applicable only for distance learning, online, correspondence and classroom courses at state-funded colleges and universities.
- Eligibility Criteria
- Enrolled part-time (3-11 semester hours) and full-time (12-15 semester hours)
- File the free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) so that it is received by March 10 and error-free by May 15 of each year service member intents to enroll in college Federal Student Aid application(FAFSA).
- Be a high school graduate (including home-schooling) or have a GED.
- Must be an Indiana Guardsman before applying for NGSG
- Restrictions
- Only available for fall and spring semesters
- Only applicable to a student’s first degree of that level up to Masters
- Does not cover room, board or textbooks
- Termination
The Indiana National Guard reserves the right, in cooperation with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), to revoke for cause the NGSG at any time.
- Appeal Request
If NGSG is denied, please contact the program manager for direction on the appeal process: ng.in.arng.list.j1arp-eds@army.mil.
Eligible Colleges and Universities with Contact Information
- Ball State University: 765-285-8801, vetbenefits@bsu.edu
- Indiana State University: 812-237-3933
- Indiana University (all campuses): 812-856-0035
- Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis: 317-278-9163
- Indiana University/Purdue University-Fort Wayne: 317-278-9163
- Indiana University/Purdue University-Columbus: 317-278-9163
- Ivy Tech Community College (all campuses): 317-916-7891; statewide-ta@ivytech.edu
- Purdue University (all campuses): 765-494-7638; dogtags@purdue.edu
- University of Southern Indiana: 812-464-1857
- Western Governors University Indiana: 502-810-8640
- Purdue University Global: 785-307-2368; Military Representative or Military Finance
- Vincennes University: 812-888-4386
- plus more schools not listed here