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Chapter 33: Post–9/11 GI Bill®
This program is for individuals who served on active duty after 09/10/2001. Individuals must have served for an aggregated period of at least 90 days or served at least 30 continuous days and received a disability discharge.
Am I eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33) benefits?
You can get these education benefits if you meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Served at least 90 days on active duty (all at once or with breaks in service) on or after September 11, 2001.
- Received a Purple Heart on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged after any amount of service.
- Served for at least 30 continuous days (all at once, without a break in service) on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged with a service-connected disability.
- You are a dependent child using benefits transferred by a qualifying veteran or service member.
What benefits can I get through the Post - 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)?
You can receive up to 36 months of benefits, including:
- Tuition and fees.
- Money for housing (if you’re in school more than half time).
- Money for books and supplies.
- Money to help you move from a rural area to go to school.
View more information about the Post - 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33).
Fry Scholarship
You may be able to get benefits under the Fry Scholarship if you’re the child or surviving spouse of an active-duty service member who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.
View more information about the Fry Scholarship
Chapter 35: VA's Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
VA's Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors of certain veterans.
Basic Eligibility:
Eligible individuals are Veterans’ and Service members’ dependents, spouses and surviving spouses who have been found eligible by the Regional Processing Office (RPO) because of one of the following:
- The veteran’s death was caused by the service-connected disability.
- The Veteran is rated for total and permanent service-connected disability.
- The service member is Missing in Action (MIA).
- The service member is captured in the line of duty.
- The service member is forcibly detained for longer than 90 days.
- The service member who the VA determines has a service-connected permanent and total disability that will result in a discharge from military service.
- Participants include a dependent child between the ages of 14 to 31 and a spouse, or surviving spouse, who qualifies for the benefit.
Services Include:
- Education and career counseling.
- Special assistance.
- Special Restorative Training (SRT).
- Specialized Vocational Training (SVT).
View Chapter 35: VA's Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
FAFSA and Financial Aid
Learn about completing the FAFSA. For scholarship information, please contact the VMSS office.