Veteran's Educational Benefits

Information about VA Benefits

If you are a veteran of U.S. military service, an eligible active-duty member of the military, or an eligible dependent (see below), you may be eligible for Veteran's Affairs (VA) Educational Benefits. For more detailed information, visit the Veteran's Affairs website, or contact the Office of Financial Aid. 

The Office of Financial Aid coordinates processing for your Federal Veteran’s Affairs Educational Benefit programs at DePaul, including:

• The Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) - for those who served at least 30 consecutive days on active duty after September 10, 2001
• The Post-9/11 GI Bill Yellow-Ribbon program for qualified Post-911 applicants
• The Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty (Chapter 30) - for those who enlisted after 7/1/1985
• (Chapter 1606 and 1607) - part of the GI Bill effective 7/1/1985
• The Montgomery GI Bill – Selective Reserve (Chapter 1606)
• The Montgomery GI Bill – Reservist Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 1607)
• The Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35) - for the spouse and children of deceased or disabled veterans
• The Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Chapter 31) for disabled veterans approved by the Veteran’s Affairs for study at DePaul

Other VA Benefit-related Programs

The Marine Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship – this additional provision of the Post-911 GI Bill includes the children of an active duty member of the Armed Forces, who has died in the line of duty, on or after September 11, 2001. If you are an eligible child, you may be married and under the age of 33 and still be eligible.

If you're not sure what your educational benefits are, contact the Veteran's Affairs office in St. Louis at (888) 442-4551; follow the instructions for a rotary phone and you'll be connected with a counselor. You also may request information through the Veteran's Affairs website.

Please note: The Illinois Veteran's Grant (IVG) is not available for students at DePaul. At this time, it is only available to students attending Illinois public universities.

How Do I Apply?

To use any VA benefit program, you must first complete the VA's application ​for benefits process.  The best place to obtain Veterans Affairs educational benefit application forms is at the Veterans Affairs​ website. Once you have completed your Veterans Affairs educational benefit application forms, Veterans Affairs will send you a Certificate of Eligibility for your Veterans Affairs educational program. You should submit a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility and a copy of your DD214 along with our Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits Form to DePaul's Office of Financial Aid.  ​​​​​​​​​