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The Post-9/11 GI Bill

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.

This benefit provides up to 36 months of education benefits, generally payable for 15 years following your release from active duty. Approved training includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, and vocational/technical training. All training programs must be offered by an institution of higher learning (IHL) and approved for GI Bill benefits. Additionally, tutorial assistance, and licensing and certification test reimbursement are approved under the Post- 9/11 GI Bill.

This Post 9-11 GI Bill will pay eligible individuals:

• Tuition and fees directly to the school not to exceed the maximum in-state tuition and fees at a public Institution of Higher Learning. The amount of support that an individual may qualify for depends on where they live and what type of degree they are pursuing. For more expensive tuition, a program exists which may help to reimburse the difference. This program is called the "Yellow Ribbon Program."
• A monthly housing allowance based on the Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-5 with dependents at the location of the school.
• For those attending foreign schools (schools without a main campus in the U.S.) the BAH rate is fixed at $1,333 for 2009.
• An annual books and supplies stipend of $1,000 paid proportionately based on enrollment.
• A one-time rural benefit payment for eligible individuals.

If you are enrolled exclusively in online training, you will not receive the housing allowance. If you are on active duty, you will not receive the housing allowance or books and supplies stipend. The Post-9/11 GI Bill also offers some service members the opportunity to transfer their GI Bill to dependents.

For more information and applications, please call Jean Rivera, at 1.866.6.VAUGHN, extension 124 or email her at jean.rivera.@vaughn.edu.

The GI Bill

This is available to veterans with at least 181 days of continuous active duty service, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and before January 1, 1977. Applications are available at the College, all Veteran's Affairs (VA) offices, active duty stations and American embassies.

Tuition Awards for Vietnam Veterans

Eligibility requirements:

1. Residency in New York State on the effective date of entry into service and resumption of residency by September 1, 1987.
2. Service in the US Armed Forces in Indochina between January 1, 1963, and May 7, 1975.
3. Discharge under other than dishonorable conditions.

Awards: Full-time are for up to eight semesters for a four-year program or 10 semesters if the program normally requires five years.

Part-time awards are for students taking six to 11 credits per semester or the equivalent in an approved undergraduate program.

Amount: Full-time awards are $1,000 per semester, or full tuition, whichever is less. The total award cannot exceed $10,000.

Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Assistance Awards

Eligibility requirements are the same as above for veterans who have served in the US Armed Forces during the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf beginning August 2, 1990.

Veterans Educational Assistance Program

Applications are available at Vaughn College, all VA offices and active duty stations. For more information and applications, please call Jean Rivera, at 1.866.6.VAUGHN, extension 150 or email her at jean.rivera.@vaughn.edu.