Education Benefits
Chapter 30 - Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB)
The Montgomery G.I. Bill program provides up to 36 months of benefits to eligible individuals who entered military service on or after July 1, 1985, who had their basic military pay reduced by $100.00 per month for the first 12 months of their service and received a discharge specified as "HONORABLE" are eligible. Participants must have received a high school diploma or its equivalency before the end of your first obligated period of service. Benefits are payable for 10 years following release from active duty. Click here for general information.
Institutional Training |
|
Training Time |
Monthly rate |
Full time |
$1,101.00 |
3/4 time |
$825.75 |
1/2 time |
$550.50 |
less than 1/2 time more than 1/4 time |
$550.50** |
1/4 time or less |
$275.25** |
Click here for general information. For the most up date current rates:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/rates.htm
Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program
A veteran of W.W.II or thereafter who has a service connected disability which entitles him/her to DVA disability compensation and who is in need of vocational rehabilitation because the disability creates an unemployable handicap may be eligible for Chapter 31 benefits. Professional counselors from the DVA will help you plan an individual program. This includes the services and financial assistance needed to carry out the program. Click here for general information.
Number of Dependents |
Full Time |
No Dependents |
$541.05 |
One Dependent |
$671.13 |
Two Dependents |
$790.87 |
Each Additional Dependent |
$57.65 |
For the most up date current rates:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/rates.htm
Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 GI Bill
The Post 9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. You must have received an honorable discharge to be eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill will become effective for training on or after August 1, 2009. The amount of support that an individual may qualify for depends on where they live and what type of degree they are pursuing. For a summary of Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, see the benefit comparison chart.
Approved training under the Post-9/11 GI Bill includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, and vocational/technical training. All training programs must be offered by an institution of higher learning (IHL) and approved for GI Bill benefits. Additionally, tutorial assistance, and licensing and certification test reimbursement are approved under the Post- 9/11 GI Bill.
Pamphlets and factsheets about the Post-9/11 GI Bill can be found here.
Transfer of Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits to Dependents (TEB)
For the first time in history, servicemembers enrolled in the Post 9/11 GI Bill program will be able to transfer unused educational benefits to their spouses or children starting Aug. 1, 2009.
To see the official DoD website containing in-depth information about TEB click here. (non VA link)
For information on how to apply for TEB click here.
Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits may also be transferred through the new Marine
Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship. The scholarship expands
eligibility under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to include children of an active
duty service member in the Armed Forces who dies in the line of duty. More
detailed provisions of the Fry Scholarship can be found at:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/documents/Fry_Scholarship.pdf
Note: VA does not determine eligibility for TEB
Chapter 35 - Survivors & Dependents Educational Assistance
Sons, daughters, and spouses of a veteran who dies on active duty, was
released from active duty due to a service connected disability, permanently
and totally disabled, MIA, POW, or detained by a foreign government while on
or in the line of duty, may be eligible for benefits. Generally, the
eligibility period for sons and daughters is between the ages of 18 and 26
years of age. A spouse may use educational benefits during a 10 year period
after eligibility is found. A surviving spouse may use those benefits during
a 10 year period after the veterans death or 10 years after the DVA
determines the veterans death was caused by a service connected disability,
provided the surviving spouse does not marry.
Click here for general information.
Institutional Training |
|
Training Time |
Monthly rate |
Full time |
$915.00 |
3/4 time |
$686.00 |
1/2 time |
$456.00 |
less than 1/2 time more than 1/4 time |
$456.00** |
1/4 time or less |
$227.75 * |
For the most up date current rates:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/rates.htm
Chapter 1606 - Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve
Individuals who have agreed to serve six years in the selected reserve,
on or after July 1,1985, re-enlisted or extended an enlistment for a period
of at least six years may be eligible. Click here for general information.
Note: Active duty personnel are reimbursed for tuition and fees only, but
are accessed entitlements charges at the rate of attend.
Institutional Training |
|
Training Time |
Monthly rate |
Full time |
$329.00 |
3/4 time |
$246.00 |
1/2 time |
$163.00 |
Less than 1/2 time |
$82.25 |
Click here for general information. For the most up date current rates:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/rates.htm
Chapter 1607 - Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
REAP (Chapter 1607 of title 10, U.S. Code) is a new education program
that provides up to 36 months of education benefits to members of the
Selected Reserves, Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and National Guard who are
called or ordered to active service I response to a war or national
emergency, as declared by the President or Congress. A member of the reserve
component who serves on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 under
title 10, U.S.C., for a contingency operation and who serves at least 90
consecutive days or more is eligible for chapter 1607. National Guard
members are also eligible if their active duty is 90 consecutive days or
more and their service is :
• authorized under section 502(f),title 32, U.S.C.,
• authorized by the President or Secretary of Defense for a national
emergency, and
• supported by federal funds.
For more information click here.
Institutional Training |
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Training Time |
Consecutive service of 90 days but less than one year |
Consecutive service of 1 year + |
Consecutive service of 2 years + |
Full time |
$528.40 |
$792.60 |
$1056.80 |
3/4 time |
$396.30 | $594.45 |
$792.60 |
1/2 time |
$264.20 | $396.30 |
$528.40 |
Less than 1/2 time More than 1/4 time |
$264.20** |
$396.30** |
$528.40** |
1/4 time or less |
$132.10** |
$198.15** |
$264.20 ** |
** Tuition and Fees ONLY. Payment cannot exceed the listed amount.
For more information click here. For the most up date current rates: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/rates.htm
Last updated
August 01, 2008
