Financial aid for tuition and other educational expenses are available for veterans and their family members who are attending an institution of higher learning within the borders of the State of Maryland. You must be: The son or daughter of a member of the United States Armed Forces who died, or is 100 percent disabled as a direct result of military service A veteran who suffers, as a direct result of military service, a disability of 25 percent or greater and has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans' educational benefits The son, daughter or surviving spouse of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, who died as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the attack on the Pentagon in Virginia, or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania A POW/MIA of the Vietnam Conflict or his/her son or daughter A state or local public safety employee or volunteer who was 100 percent disabled in the line of duty.