1. a) who has:

   1. 1) been declared by the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be a Prisoner-of-War or to be Missing-in-Action; or
   2. 2) been found by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have died as the result of a service-connected disability or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes with 100% disability; or is 100% permanently and totally disabled by service-connected causes due to unemployability; and

2. b) who:

   1. 1) at the time of entering service was an Illinois resident; or
   2. 2) was an Illinois resident within six months after entering such service; or
   3. 3) is a resident of Illinois at the time of application for the Scholarship and, at some point after entering such service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years. [105 ILCS 5/30-14.2(a)]

"Eligible veteran" or "serviceperson" means any veteran or serviceperson, including an Illinois National Guard Member, who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment:

(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 17376, effective November 13, 2024)