Resources for schools

Policies and procedures

Learn about policies and procedures that apply to GI Bill legislation and VA educational programs and benefits.

• VA education forms, brochures, and fact sheets

• GI Bill program approval process
  How does a facility begin the process of GI Bill program approval?

  The approval process for GI Bill programs generally begins with the State Approving Agency (SAA) of jurisdiction. Contact your SAA to seek approval for education and training programs in your respective state. They’re the path to a program’s eligibility for payment of VA education benefits.

  • Education program approval guidelines

  
  

  When is VA responsible for approval of education and training programs?

  VA will approve schools in some circumstances and for some states that don’t have an SAA assigned. If you fall into one of these groups, VA will review your application.

  • Foreign school program approval
  • Federal Agency program approval
  • VET TEC program approval

  • Information for students wishing to attend foreign schools

  
  

  Applications for jurisdictions where VA is acting as SAA:

  • New application for approval—accredited institutions
  • New application for approval—non-accredited institutions
  • Renewal or program amendment application—accredited institutions
  • Renewal or program amendment application—non-accredited institutions

  
  

  How do you receive approval for on-the-job training programs?

  See our Approval of On-the-Job Training Programs fact sheet, which addresses the following requirements: programs, wages, and facilities. See information for Federal Agency program approval.

• GI Bill benefits and programs
  • About GI Bill benefits

  Forever GI Bill:

  • Forever GI Bill—Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act
  • Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship
  • Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC)

  Benefits by chapter:

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)
  • Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA, Chapter 35)
  • Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty (MGIB-AD, Chapter 30)
  • Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR, Chapter 1606)
  • Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program (VEAP, Chapter 32)
  • Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E, Chapter 31)
  • Personalized Career Planning and Guidance (Chapter 36)

  Tuition and housing:

  • Tuition and housing rate tables
  • Post-9/11 monthly housing is now based on campus where student attends majority of classes

  Other programs and benefits:

  • Yellow Ribbon Program
  • Principles of Excellence
  • Tuition Assistance (TA) Top-Up
  • National Call to Service program
  • Work study
  • Co-op training