You may be eligible for several types of VA education and training benefits, but there are many things to consider before you apply for a GI Bill program.
For more in depth information, updated changes, and current rates please visit https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/
Minimum Length of Service: 90 days active aggregate service (after 9/10/01) or 30 days continuous if discharged for disability
Duration of Benefits: 15-year time limitation. Lifted for Veterans who left active duty on or after January 1, 2013, and qualifying dependents (Fry Scholarship children who became eligible on or after January 1, 2013 and all Fry Scholarship spouses).
Maximum Number of Months of Benefit: 36
How Payments are Made: Tuition paid to school, housing stipend paid monthly to student, books and supplied paid to student at the beginning of the term
Degree Training: Yes
Non College Degree Training : Yes
On-the-Job & Apprenticeship Training: Yes
Flight Training: Yes
Correspondence Courses: Yes
Licensing & Certification: Yes
National Testing Programs: Yes
Work-Study Program: Yes
Tutorial Assistance: Yes
If you’re a full-time or 3/4-time student in a college degree, vocational, or professional program, you can “earn while you learn” with a VA work-study allowance.
The VA work-study allowance is available to persons training on a full-time or 3/4 time basis under a VA Education Program
You’ll earn an hourly wage equal to the Federal minimum wage or your State minimum wage, whichever is greater. If you’re in a work-study job at a college or university, your school may pay you the difference between the amount VA pays and the amount the school normally pays other work-study students doing the same job as you.
You may elect to be paid in advance for 40% of the number of hours in your work-study agreement, or for 50 hours, whichever is less. After you’ve completed the hours covered by your first payment, VA will pay you each time you complete 50 hours of service OR bi-weekly, whichever comes first.
You may work during or between periods of enrollment. You can arrange with VA to work any number of hours you want during your enrollment. But, the total number of hours you work can’t be more than 25 times the number of weeks in your enrollment period.
Services you perform under a VA work-study program must be related to VA work. Examples of acceptable work are:
Minimum Length of Service: 2 year continuous enlistment (minimum duty varies by service date, branch, etc.)
Duration of Benefits: Generally 10 years from last day of active duty
Maximum Number of Months of Benefits: 36
How Payments Are Made: Paid to student
Degree Training: Yes
Non College Degree Training: Yes
On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training: Yes
Flight Training: Yes
Correspondence Courses: Yes
Licensing & Certification: Yes
National Testing Programs: Yes
Work-Study Program: Yes
Tutorial Assistance: Yes
Minimum Length of Service: 6 year commitment (after 6/30/1985)
Duration of Benefits: Ends the day you leave Selected Reserve
Maximum Number of Months of Benefits: 36
How Payments Are Made: Paid to student
Degree Training: Yes
Non College Degree Training: Yes
On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training: Yes
Flight Training: Yes
Correspondence Courses: Yes
Licensing & Certification: Yes
National Testing Programs: Yes
Work-Study Program: Yes
Tutorial Assistance: Yes
Minimum Length of Service: 90 days active continuous service (after 9/10/01)
Duration of Benefits: Generally 10 years from the day you leave the Selected Reserve or the day you leave the IRR
Maximum Number of Months of Benefits: 36
How Payments Are Made: Paid to Student
Degree Training: Yes
Non College Degree Training: Yes
On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training: Yes
Flight Training: Yes
Correspondence Courses: Yes
Licensing & Certification: Yes
National Testing Programs: Yes
Work-Study Program: Yes
Tutorial Assistance: No
Minimum Length of Service: 181 continuous days active service (between 12/31/76 and 7/1/85)
Duration of Benefits: 10 years from last day of active duty
Maximum Number of Months of Benefits: 36
How Payments Are Made: Paid to Student
Degree Training: Yes
Non College Degree Training: Yes
On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training: Yes
Flight Training: Yes
Correspondence Courses: Yes
Licensing & Certification: Yes
National Testing Programs: Yes
Work-Study Program: Yes
Tutorial Assistance: Yes
Minimum Length of Service: Not Applicable
Duration of Benefits: Spouse 10 – 20 years, Child Ages 18 – 26
Maximum Number of Months of Benefits: 45
How Payments Are Made: Paid to Student
Degree Training: Yes
Non College Degree Training: Yes
On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training: Yes
Flight Training: No
Correspondence Courses: Yes
Licensing & Certification: Yes
National Testing Programs: Yes
Work-Study Program: Yes
Tutorial Assistance: Yes
