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Educational AssistanceThe Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) http://www.gibill.va.gov/ was enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the Armed Forces. The MGIB program provides up to 36 months or $28,000 in education benefits to eligible persons enrolled in degree and certificate programs, flight training, apprenticeship, on-the-job training and correspondence courses approved for veteran’s training. The program is administered the Department of Veterans Affairs. An on-line MGIB pamphlet provides more detailed information.
Tuition Assistance Top-Up into law an amendment to the Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty education program that permits VA to pay a Tuition Assistance Top-up benefit. The amount of the benefit can be equal to the difference between the total cost of a college course and the amount of Tuition Assistance that is paid by the military for the course.
To be eligible for the Top-up benefit, the person must be approved for federal Tuition Assistance by a military department and be eligible for MGIB-Active Duty benefits. To be eligible for MGIB benefits, the person must be an MGIB – Active Duty participant and must have served at least 2 full years on Active Duty. The amount of the benefit is limited to the amount that the person would receive for the same course if regular MGIB benefits were being paid. In no case can the amount paid by the military combined with the amount paid by VA be more than the total cost of the course.
If a person receives the Top-up benefit, his or her regular MGIB benefits will be reduced. The amount of entitlement charged for Top-up payments is determined by dividing the amount of the payment by the claimant’s full-time monthly rate. The benefit is available for all courses that began on or after October 30, 2000. A copy of the Tuition Assistance Authorization form for the course that has been signed by an authorized military official will be required. People who have not requested MGIB benefits before should submit a VA Form 22-1990 to establish eligibility. The application and other evidence should be sent to one of the VA’s four education processing offices in Atlanta, Buffalo, Muskogee (OK), or St. Louis. The application form and the addresses of the offices are available on the Internet at www.gibill.va.gov National Guard State College Tuition Assistance Programs Contact your Education Officer for further information about your State’s College Tuition Assistance Program.
The VEAP Program (Post-Vietnam Veteran’s Educational Assistance Program) The Post-Vietnam Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program, also known as VEAP, was enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the all-voluntary Armed Forces. These benefits may be used for degree and certificate programs, apprenticeship and on-the-job training and correspondence courses approved for veteran’s training. The program is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. An on-line VEAP pamphlet provides more detailed information. Scholarship Starter Kit A listing of scholarship websites and addresses can be found below.
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