Veterans Federal Aid Programs
Veterans Work-Study Program
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs work-study program recipients must be receiving full-time G.I. Bill benefits to be eligible.
Survivors' and Dependants' Educational Assistance Programs
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Programs provide educational and training opportunities to eligible spouses and children of certain veterans.
Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter 31)
This benefit is available to full- and part-time veterans who have at least a 20% disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Montgomery G.I. Bill - Active-Duty (Chapter 30)
The Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, called "MGIB" for short, provides up to 36 months of education benefits to eligible veterans for:
Post-Vietnam Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) - (Chapter 32)
The Post-Vietnam Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) is an education benefit for veterans who paid into VEAP while they were in the service. Eligible veterans may be entitled to as much as 36 months of training. Eligibility usually ends 10 years after getting out of the service, but the time limit can be longer in certain cases.
Montgomery G.I. Bill - Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606)
The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve is an education program that provides up to 36 months of education benefits to members of the Selected Reserve. This includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves, as well as the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. It is the first program that doesn't require a person to serve on active duty in the regular Armed Forces to qualify.
Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP or Chapter 1607)
REAP (Chapter 1607 of title 10, U.S. Code) is a new education program that provides up to 36 months of education benefits to members of the Selected Reserves, Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), and National Guard, who are called or ordered to active service in response to a war or national emergency, as declared by the President or Congress.
Federal Work-Study Program (FWSP)
A federal needs-based program for students eligible for such aid.
Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)
Payment is sent directly to the college. The Post 9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate 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.
