VA Benefits Explorer

Covers tuition and fees (up to the highest in-state public school rate or a national cap for private schools), a monthly housing allowance based on BAH rates, and an annual books and supplies stipend.

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Monthly education benefit for veterans who contributed $100/month for 12 months while on active duty. Provides up to 36 months of benefits for approved degree programs, vocational training, and apprenticeships.

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Education benefit for members of the Selected Reserve (Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, Air National Guard).

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Vocational counseling, job training, education, and placement assistance for veterans whose service-connected disabilities create an employment handicap. Covers tuition, books, supplies, and a monthly subsistence allowance.

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Education and training for eligible spouses and children of permanently and totally disabled veterans, veterans who died from a service-connected condition, POWs, or those missing in action.

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Full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for the children and surviving spouses of servicemembers who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.

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Active duty servicemembers with 6+ years of service may transfer unused Post-9/11 GI Bill entitlement to a spouse or dependent children, subject to a 4-year service extension commitment.

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Helps pay the tuition and fees the Post-9/11 GI Bill does not cover at a private school, a foreign school, or a public school attended as a nonresident. A participating school contributes toward the extra cost and VA matches that contribution.

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Up to 9 additional months of Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship benefits for veterans, service members, and Fry Scholars enrolled in high-demand STEM programs who have exhausted or nearly exhausted their benefits.

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Covers the full cost of computer software, IT, data processing, and other high-technology training programs at VA-approved providers, with a housing stipend for the duration of training.

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Free education and career counseling for veterans and transitioning servicemembers, helping them evaluate academic programs and career pathways aligned with their interests and service record.

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Part-time employment for VA-benefit recipients enrolled at least 3/4 time, performing VA-related services on campus or at VA facilities, paid at the higher of federal or state minimum wage.

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Reimbursement of up to $100/month (maximum $1,200 total) for private tutoring for students using VA education benefits at half-time or more, when their instructor determines they need a tutor to complete a course their program requires.

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Education benefit for veterans who entered service between 1977 and mid-1985 and contributed to VEAP, with the government matching contributions 2-for-1. Usable for degree programs, vocational training, and apprenticeships. VA retired the standalone VEAP page; the link opens the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty overview, which covers VEAP-to-MGIB conversion options.

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Mandatory pre-separation program providing servicemembers with career counseling, résumé writing, interview skills, and benefit briefings to prepare for civilian employment or further education.

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