64.028: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance
Alternate Name: Post-9/11 GI Bill - Chapter 33
Overview
Program Number
64.028
Status
Inactive
Last Modified
Aug. 28, 2020
Date Posted
Aug. 28, 2020
Objective
To help servicepersons adjust to civilian life after separation from military service, assist in the recruitment and retention of highly qualified personnel in the active and reserve components in the Armed Forces by providing education benefits, and to provide educational opportunities to the dependents of certain service members and veterans.
Type of Assistance
C - Direct Payments for Specified Use (Cooperative Agreements)
Applicant Eligibility
What follows is not a complete list of eligibility requirements. For more information on the latest changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill go to the VA web-site address listed below.
Individuals who entered active duty after September 10, 2001 may be eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Individuals can use the Post-9/11 GI Bill after serving 90 days on active duty (excluding entry level and skill training). Only periods of active duty under title 10 will be used to establish eligibility for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. A high school diploma or equivalency certificate is always required for eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty (Chapter 30), the Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606), or the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP or Chapter 1607) will have to make an irrevocable election to relinquish eligibility under one of those benefit programs to establish eligibility under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The dependent children of a person who died in the line of duty while serving as a member of the Armed Forces may be eligible to use benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The spouse and/or child(ren) of a veteran or service member may be eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill if the veteran or service member transfers entitlement to those dependents. Eligibility to transfer entitlement to dependents is determined by the Department of Defense.
Beneficiary Eligibility
As stated above under Applicant Eligibility
Related Programs
Additional Information
Grant Awards
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance direct grants
Grant Opportunities