Educational Benefits
Verify Monthly Enrollment
- Post-9/11 GI Bill® - Chapter 33
Beginning with terms starting on or after Dec. 17, 2021, if you are using your Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefit at an institution of higher learning (IHL) facility, you are required to verify your enrollment at the end of each month to receive your Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) or kicker payments.
We want to help you meet this new requirement so you can continue your education without any interruption in benefits. By verifying that you are still enrolled in the same courses or training every month, you help avoid overpayments caused by changes to your training schedule and safeguard your GI Bill® entitlement by preventing entitlement charges for training you did not attend.
Verify Monthly Attendance
- See the VA's W.A.V.E website
- Montgomery GI Bill®- Active Duty Chapter 30
- Montgomery GI Bill® - Selective Reserve Chapter 1606
The GI Bill® Comparison Tool will help you make the most of your benefits.
Chapter 30 – Montgomery GI Bill® (Active Duty)
The Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) The Montgomery GI Bill® Active Duty (MGIB-AD) can help you pay for education and training programs. If you’ve served at least two years on active duty, find out if you qualify for the MGIB-AD program.
Chapter 31 – Veteran Readiness and Employment
Veterans who have been evaluated and given a disability rating qualifying them for the Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31) must contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Oakland, California.
- 1301 Clay Street, North Tower Oakland, CA 94612
- ph: (800) 827-1000
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 after Sept. 10, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. You must have received an honorable discharge to be eligible.
Chapter 35 – Survivor and Dependent Educational Assistance
Learn about the Survivors' and Dependent's Educational Assistance program. If you’re the child or spouse of a veteran or service member who has died, is captured or missing, or has disabilities, you may be able to get help paying for school or job training through the DEA program—also called Chapter 35.
Chapter 1606 – Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program
The Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) program offers up to 36 months of education and training benefits. If you’re a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard or Air National Guard, you may be eligible for this benefit.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill