Benefits Request Overview
Florida Tuition Assistance (EDD)
USF Point of contact: Office of Veteran Success
EDD paperwork processing: USF Cashier's Office
The Florida National Guard (FLNG) Educational Dollars for Duty (EDD) program is a State of Florida, legislatively directed and funded, education tuition assistance resource that is exclusively available to qualified Florida Army and Air National Guard Servicemembers to complete authorized postsecondary education opportunities that include vocational/technical, industry certification, continuing education and academic (i.e., certificate, associate, bachelor, and master) degree programs and support success completion of authorized professional license and industry certification exams. EDD may also reimburse approved book and instructional material costs. The EDD program is a State of Florida privilege, not entitlement that is always dependent on Servicemember qualification, available state appropriation and program law/directive as established by appropriate authority.
Once approved, please email your TA Authorization Form directly to Katerina Schlabowske in the USF Cashier's Office and the Office of Veteran Success for processing each semester.
For students using Tuition Assistance AND VA education benefits in the SAME semester, please attach your TA Authorization Form to your VA Works application.
If you have any additional questions about using Tuition Assistance or EDD at USF, please reach out to Savanna Rains.