Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

• Post-9/11 GI Bill

  If you need help paying for school or covering expenses while you’re training for a job and you’ve served on active duty after September 10, 2001, find out if you can get education benefits through the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

• Transfer your Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to your spouse and dependents

  If you have unused Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, find out if you can transfer your benefits to your spouse or dependent children.

Benefit rates and ways you can use your benefits

• Rates

  Learn more about education benefit rates for tuition and books for qualifying Veterans and their family members.

• Foreign programs

  If you plan to study at a foreign school, find out how you can use VA benefits to cover your tuition and fees.

• Undergraduate and graduate degrees from institutions of higher learning

  If you’re looking to earn an undergraduate or graduate degree, find out if you can get VA benefits to help pay for courses.

Other GI Bill programs you may qualify for

• Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (MGIB-AD)

  If you served at least 2 years on active duty, find out if you qualify for benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty program.

• Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)

  If you’re a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard, find out if you qualify for education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve program.

• Survivors’ and dependents’ assistance

  If you’re a dependent spouse or child of a Veteran, find out if you qualify for education benefits to help you pay for school or cover expenses while you’re training for a job.

More GI Bill benefits and information

• Find a Yellow Ribbon school

  Find out if your school participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which can help pay tuition costs that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover.

• Tuition Assistance Top-Up

  If your college tuition costs more than what’s covered by the Tuition Assistance program, find out if you can get more money to cover tuition costs.

• $600 Buy-Up program

  Find out how you can get more money each month through your GI Bill monthly payments.

• Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

  The Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship allows eligible Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill or dependents using the Fry Scholarship to get added benefits.

• Tutorial assistance

  If you’re using VA educational benefits and you’re struggling with the coursework, find out if you can get help paying for a tutor.

• Compare VA education benefits

  Compare education benefits for Veterans, service members, and members of the National Guard and Reserve.

• GI Bill® School Feedback Tool

  If you have any concerns about your GI Bill school, you can submit them to us through our GI Bill School Feedback Tool. Find out how to submit feedback about your school.

• Opt out of sharing VA education benefits information

  The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act (also called the “Forever GI Bill”) requires us to share certain information about your eligibility and benefits with schools, unless you ask us not to. Find out how to opt out of information sharing.