How to best use your educational benefits

This benefit covers:

1. Tuition and fees directly to the school.
2. Money for books to you at the beginning of the term.
3. Housing allowance to you at the end of each month.

Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33) and the Fry Scholarship current rates

Tuition will be paid directly to the school. The book stipend will be paid directly to you, ideally early in the semester.

You must be enrolled more than 50% to receive the housing stipend. This will be paid directly to you on the first day of the following month (example: September’s payment should arrive on October 1st). You only receive the stipend during the months you are taking classes, and the payment will be prorated for partial months (most commonly May, December, and January).  If there is a delay in the VA processing your certification, you will receive back-pay to the beginning of the term.

Your stipend will be paid directly to you on the first day of the following month (example: September’s payment should arrive on October 1st). You only receive the stipend during the months you are taking classes, and the payment will be prorated for partial months (most commonly May, December, and January).  If there is a delay in the VA processing your certification, you will receive back-pay to the beginning of the term.

DEA benefit current payment rates

The Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) program offers up to 36 months of education benefits to dependents of veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating, who died while on active duty, or who died as a result of a service-related condition. A child may generally use the benefit until the age of 26 except in certain cases.

Before you can receive your monthly stipend, you must verify your enrollment in WAVE (or 877-823-2378). This should be done at the end of each month. The certification we send usually counts as the first verification, so don’t be alarmed if you receive a “your enrollment has already been verified” message.

MGIB-SR benefit current rates

Your stipend will be paid directly to you on the first day of the following month (example: September’s payment should arrive on October 1st). You only receive the stipend during the months you are taking classes, and the payment will be prorated for partial months (most commonly May, December, and January).  If there is a delay in the VA processing your certification, you will receive back-pay to the beginning of the term.

Before you can receive your monthly stipend, you must verify your enrollment in WAVE (or 877-823-2378). This should be done at the end of each month. The certification we send usually counts as the first verification, so don’t be alarmed if you receive a “your enrollment has already been verified” message.

Payment is limited to reimbursement of tuition and fees for the training taken by trainees on active duty.

MGIB-AD benefit current rates

Your stipend will be paid directly to you on the first day of the following month (example: September’s payment should arrive on October 1st). You only receive the stipend during the months you are taking classes, and the payment will be prorated for partial months (most commonly May, December, and January).  If there is a delay in the VA processing your certification, you will receive back-pay to the beginning of the term.

If you’re taking summer classes or classes shorter than 16 weeks, you can still receive a housing stipend.

The VA will calculate whether you’re a full-time student, not us. They use this equation for a non-standard semester: Credit × 18 ÷ weeks = credit hour equivalents. When enrollment periods overlap, credit hour equivalents for the period of overlap are combined.

Example: 4 semester credits earned in 4 weeks is the equivalent of 18 credits earned during a standard semester (4 × 18 ÷ 4 = 18) and will pay full-time for 4 weeks.