Indiana National Guard: National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG)

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National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG)

The National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG) guarantees up to 100 percent of state tuition assistance costs for eligible members of the Indiana Air and Army National Guard. As of July 2023, NGSG also provides an annual award of up to $5,000 toward tuition and regularly assessed fees at an Indiana private, non-profit college or university. See public/private university listing below.

Students can attend either full-time or part-time
Open to all INNG soldiers and airmen wishing to further their education
Covers tuition and regularly assessed fees, not room and board or textbooks
Applicable only for distance learning, online, correspondence and classroom courses
Can be used only during fall and spring semesters
Is subject to the availability of funds
Grant amounts are based on credit hours per semester up to 15 credit hours

Basic Requirements - All Degree Levels
Master's Degree Students
Termination and Appeal

Must have an ArmyIgnited account and have applied for funding for the semester.
Must have a ScholarTrack account.
Must have a FAFSA (current term) with school of enrollment listed, submitted, and on file with the state eligible school of choice.
Must be enrolled in state eligible school of choice.
Air Guard students must have completed steps 2 through 4.

Must have completed the basic requirement for all degree levels.
NGSG awards will be based upon undergraduate-level funding caps, FAFSA reported expected family contribution (EFC), enrollment status (full/part-time student) and the availability of funds.
Students who's NGSG application has been approved but do not see an award offer, go to the previous academic year on their dashboard in ScholarTrack or call 1-888-528-4719 to create a Help Desk Ticket.

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. If NGSG is denied, please contact the program manager for direction on the appeal process: ng.in.arng.list.j1arp-eds@army.mil.

Eligibility

Be enrolled in college part-time (3-11 semester hours) or full-time (12-15 semester hours).
Have filed 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 the service member intents to enroll in college. File here: Federal Student Aid application (FAFSA).
Be a high school graduate (including home-schooling) or have earned a GED.
Must be an Indiana Guardsman before applying for NGSG.

Restrictions

Available only for fall and spring semesters
Applicable only to a student’s first degree of that level up to a master's degree
Does not cover room, board or textbooks

Apply

NGSG is a once a year application that resets every June. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 days before the beginning of classes. Late applications are considered on a case-by-case basis and on the availability of funds.

All NGSG applications will be filled through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education’s ScholarTrack website:

Learn More

COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY	PHONE	EMAIL	Public/Private
Anderson University	765-641-4148	veterans@anderson.edu	Private
Bethel University	574-807-7243	Military Representative	Private
Butler University	317-940-8200	Military Representative/Finance	Private
Calumet College of St. Joseph	219-473-4212	Military Representative	Private
DePauw University	765-658-4141	registrarsoffice@depauw.edu	Private
Earlham College	765-983-1515	Military Representative	Private
Franklin College	317-738-8132	Military Representative	Private
Goshen College			Private
Grace College		veteransaffairs@grace.edu	Private
Hanover College	812-866-7051	Military Representative	Private
Holy Cross College	574-239-8308		Private
Huntington University	230-359-4080	Military Representative	Private
Indiana Tech	317-600-1017	Military Representative	Public
Indiana Wesleyan University	765-677-2127	Military representative	Private
Manchester University	260-892-5234	Military Representative	Private
Marian University	317-955-6053	Military Representative	Private
Martin University			Private
Oakland City University	812-745-1240	Military Representative	Private
Rose-Hulman Institute	812-877-8672	Military Representative	Private
Trine University	260-665-4130	Military Representative	Private
University of Evansville	812-488-2364	Military Representative/Finance	Private
University of Notre Dame	574-631-9577	omva@ND.edu	Private
University of St. Francis	260-399-8061	Military Representative	Private
Valparaiso University	219-464-5015	Military Representative	Private
Ball State University	765-285-8801	vetbenefits@bsu.edu	Public
Indiana State University	812-237-3933		Public
Indiana Tech	317-600-1017	Military Representative	Public
Indiana University (all campuses)	812-856-0035		Public
Indiana University/Purdue University-Columbus	317-278-9163		Public
Indiana University/Purdue University-Fort Wayne	317-278-9163		Public
Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis	317-278-9163		Public
Ivy Tech Community College (all campuses)	317-916-7891	statewide-ta@ivytech.edu	Public
Purdue University (all campuses)	765-494-7638	dogtags@purdue.edu	Public
Purdue University Global	785-307-2368	Military Representative Military Finance	Public
Vincennes University	812-888-4386		Public
St. Elizabeth School of Nursing	765-423-6400	Military Representative	Private
College of Biblical Studies - Indiana	317-789-8255		Private