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About GI Bill benefits

GI Bill benefits help you pay for school and cover expenses while you’re training for a job. Since 1944, the GI Bill has helped qualifying Veterans and their family members get money to cover all or some of the costs for school or training. Learn more about GI Bill benefits on this page—and how to apply for them.

If you applied for and were awarded Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits, your GI Bill Statement of Benefits will show you how much of your benefits you’ve used and how much you have left to use.

Check your remaining Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

The GI Bill Comparison Tool can help you explore your options, and a VA accredited representative can help you apply for education benefits.

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Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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