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Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Chapter 33)

For more detailed information, please visit the Department of Veterans Affairs website www.gibill.va.gov or  http://gibill.va.gov/documents/pamphlets/ch33_pamphlet.pdf

The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service after September 10, 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 is effective August 1, 2009. Approved training under the Post-9/11 GI Bill includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, vocational/technical training, on-the-job training, flight training, correspondence training, licensing and national testing programs, entrepreneurship training, and tutorial assistance. All training programs must be approved for GI Bill benefits.

The Post 9-11 GI Bill will pay eligible individuals:

  • The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service after September 10, 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.

    • Some of the benefits the Post-9/11 GI Bill will pay include:

    • Your full tuition & fees directly to the school for all public school in-state students. For those attending private or foreign schools tuition & fees are capped at the national maximum rate. Click here for more information.
    • For those attending a more expensive private school or a public school as a non-resident out-of-state student, a program exists which may help to reimburse the difference. This program is called the “Yellow Ribbon Program”. (Click on the link for more information about the Yellow Ribbon Program, not everyone is eligible for the program).  
    • A monthly housing allowance (MHA) based on the Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-5 with dependents at the location of the school.
    • For those enrolled solely in distance learning the housing allowance payable is equal to ½ the national average BAH for an E-5 with dependents.
    • An annual books & supplies stipend of $1,000 paid proportionately based on enrollment.
    • A one-time rural benefit payment for eligibile individuals.

This benefit provides up to 36 months of education benefits, generally benefits are payable for 15 years following your release from active duty. The Post 9/11 GI Bill also offers some service members the opportunity to transfer their benefits to dependents.  Please Remember:  your decision is irrevocable -- please weigh your options carefully.  

 


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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Click one of the following links:
   Apply for VA Benefits
   Notification of Veterans Student Status (blue form)
   Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
   Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB-AD) (Ch 30)
   Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service (Ch 31)
   Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) (Ch 32)
   Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Ch 33)
   Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) (Ch 35)
   Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) (Ch 1606)
   Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) (Ch 1607)

  
Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)
   Virginia Department of Veterans Services (Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program)
   Useful Links
   Student Veterans Organization (SVO)

Contact the Veterans Coordinator:
Tina Murphy
Veterans Coordinator
Central VA Community College
3506 Wards Rd.
Lynchburg VA 24502

Telephone: 434.832.7631
murphyt@cvcc.vccs.edu

Located in Amherst Hall, Room 2204
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