Education Benefits
- Pay Rates
- Montgomery GI Bill – Chapter 30
- Veterans Educational Assistance Program – Chapter 32
- Post 9/11 GI Bill - Chapter 33
- Survivors and Dependents Program – Chapter 35
- Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserves – Chapter 1606
- Montgomery GI Bill – Reserves Educational Assistance Program – Chapter 1607
- NYS Veterans Benefits
Post 9/11 GI Bill - Chapter 33
Please note that VA is not yet set up to verify attendance for those using Chapter 33 benefits – Post 9/11 GI Bill; however, we anticipate having this capability soon.
The Post 9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate active duty service on or after September 11, 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.
More info: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/Post-911.htm
Montgomery GI Bill – Chapter 30
Generally, the Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 30) assists students who entered active duty for the first time after July 1, 1985, and who agreed to have their pay reduced by $100 for 12 months. Veterans must have received an honorable discharge and active-duty personnel must have served at least two years to be eligible to use their benefits.
More info: http://www.gibill.va.gov/pamphlets/ch30/ch30_pamphlet_general.htm
Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserves – Chapter 1606
The MGIB-SR program may be available to you if you are a member of the Selected Reserve. The Selected Reserve includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, and the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. This benefit may be used for degree and certificate programs, flight training, apprenticeship/on-the-job training and correspondence courses. Remedial, deficiency, and refresher courses may be approved under certain circumstances.
More info: http://www.gibill.va.gov/pamphlets/CH1606/CH1606_Pamphlet_General.htm
Montgomery GI Bill – Reserves Educational Assistance Program – Chapter 1607
REAP was established as a part of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. It is a new Department of Defense education benefit program designed to provide educational assistance to members of the Reserve components called or ordered to active duty in response to a war or national emergency (contingency operation) as declared by the President or Congress.
More info: http://www.gibill.va.gov/pamphlets/CH1607/REAP_FAQ.htm
Veterans Educational Assistance Program – Chapter 32
The Veterans Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 32 - VEAP) extends benefits to active-duty personnel and veterans who enlisted in the military between January 1, 1977, and July 11, 1985. Veterans must have been released under conditions other than dishonorable. Individuals must have contributed voluntarily to an educational fund through monthly pay reductions of $25 to $100, up to a maximum of $2,700. Contributions are matched at the rate of two dollars for each dollar contributed. Eligibility to enroll in VEAP ended on March 31, 1987.
More info: http://www.gibill.va.gov/pamphlets/CH32/CH32_Pamphlet_General.htm
Survivors and Dependents Program – Chapter 35
Survivors and Dependents Benefits (Chapter 35) provide educational benefits to spouses and children of veterans who either died while in service, died as a result of a service-connected disability, or became totally and permanently disabled as a result of their military service.
Survivors and dependents are allowed 45 months of full-time benefits. Spouses have 10 years from the date of the veteran's effective date of permanent and total disability rating or the veteran's death. Dependents' benefits end on their 26th birthday or eight years from the veteran's effective date of permanent or total disability rating or the veteran's death, but not after the dependent's 31st birthday.
More info: http://www.gibill.va.gov/pamphlets/CH35/CH35_Pamphlet_General.htm
New York State Veterans Benefits
If you have questions, contact the Scholarship Unit at 1-888-NYSHESC (1-888-697-4372). Additional Information is available at NYS Division of Veterans' Affairs - www.veterans.ny.gov.
Veterans Tuition Awards
Veterans Tuition Awards (VTA) are awards for full-time study and part-time study for eligible veterans matriculated at an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting institution or in an approved vocational training program in New York State.
Military Service Recognition Scholarship
The Military Service Recognition Scholarship (MSRS) provides financial aid to children, spouses and financial dependents of members of the armed forces of the United States or state organized militia who, at any time on or after Aug. 2, 1990, while New York State residents, died or became severely and permanently disabled while engaged in hostilities or training for hostilities.
NYS Regents Awards for Children of Deceased and Disabled Veterans
Regents Awards for Children of Deceased and Disabled Veterans were created to provide financial aid to students whose parent(s) served in the U.S. Armed Forces during specified times of national emergency.
New York National Guard and Naval Militia Tuition Incentive Program
The New York National Guard and Naval Militia Tuition Incentive establishes an educational award for qualified, active members of the Army and Air National Guard, and Naval Militia, for up to the difference between the financial aid received and the current level of SUNY tuition. This program has been in effect since the Spring 1997 semester. To apply, contact your unit directly.
Recruitment Incentive and Retention Program
Provides financial aid to any active member who has successfully completed advanced individual training or commissioning and other requirements of the NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs for tuition benefit eligibility upon his or her enrollment in a degree-producing curriculum in any institution. Information and applications for this program may be obtained from the N.Y.S. Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
Pay Rates
Rates as of 10/09
| Chapter | Tuition | Mandatory Fees | F-T Maint./Housing | Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Paid by vet | Paid by vet | $1,368/month $1,518 if contributed $600 “buy up” |
Paid by vet |
| 31 | School paid by VA | School paid by VA | $547.54 or more See below | School paid by VA |
| 33 | School paid by VA | School paid by VA | $1,054/month | Up to $1,000 |
| 35 | Paid by dependent | Paid by dependent | $925/month | Paid by dependent |
| 1606 | Paid by service member | Paid by service member | $333/month | Paid by service member |
| 1607 | Paid by service member | Paid by service member | $547.20 - $1094.40 See below | Paid by service member |
- Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty) rates based on enlistment of 3 years or more.
- Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation) F-T Rates vary with number of dependents:
- No Dependents $547.54
- One Dependent $679.18
- Two Dependents $800.36
- Each Additional Dependent $58.34
- Chapter 33 (Post 9/11 GI Bill) rates based on 100% eligibility (at least 36 months of active duty service).
- Chapter 35 (Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program).
- Chapter 1606 (Montgomery GI Bill- Selected Reserve)
- Chapter 1607 (REAP -Reserve Educational Assistance Program)
- Consecutive active duty service of 90 days but less than 1 year - $547.20
- Consecutive active duty service of 1 year or more - $820.80
- Consecutive active duty service of 2 years or more - 1,094.40
Additional details and part-time pay rates can be found at www.gibill.va.gov