Applying for Benefits

When applying for VA education benefits, please allow eight to ten weeks for processing. The amount of benefits you will receive is determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs and is based on the number of credit hours for which you are enrolled. Please submit all completed applications and supporting documents to the Veterans Services Office.

New Students

If you have never used VA education benefits at any institution of higher education, you must complete the appropriate application form.

  • Montgomery GI Bill -  Active Duty (Chapter 30) 
     
  • Veterans Educational Assistance Program  (Chapter 32)
     
  • Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve
    (Chapter 1606)
     
  • Reserve Educational Assistance Program(Chapter 1607)
     
  • Post-9/11 GI Bill  (Chapter 33)

Note: Guard and Reserve members activated under Title 10 U.S.C. and who have served on active duty continuously for 24 months may qualify for Chapter 30 Active Duty benefits.

Please complete Form 22-1990

(Download this form)

(Complete Online)
  • Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35)

     

Please complete Form 22-5490

(Download this form)

(Complete Online)

In addition, you may be required to provide one or more of the following documents:

  • Certified DD Form 214 member 4 copy: Veteran coming off Active Duty (Chapters 30, 33, and 1607 only)
  • DD Form 2384: Notice of Basic Eligibility (Chapter 1606 only)
  • Certificate of Eligibility (Chapters 30, 33, 1607, and 35)

If you are a Survivor or Dependent who is eligible for CHAMPVA, you may need to complete Form 10-10d (Download this form). For more information please refer to the CHAMPVA web site.

Submitting Your Application Online

You can submit an electronic copy of Form 22-1990 or Form 22-5490 directly to the Department of Veterans Affairs using the online VONAPP application (link to VONAPP).

Transfer Students

If you collected GI Bill benefits at another institution, you must complete one of the following forms to change the University of Arizona to your parent institution.

You may bring the completed  form into the Veterans' Services Office or we can provide you with one.  These are kept for our records only.

Certifying and Verifying Your Enrollment

To prevent delays in receiving your education benefits, you must certify your enrollment prior to the beginning of each semester or summer session. Please return to the Veterans Services Office each semester to complete Form 22-1999.

In addition, if you are receiving education benefits under Chapter 30 or Chapters 1606 or 1607 you must verify your continuing enrollment monthly. This can be done online at https://www.gibill.va.gov/wave/ or you can call 1 (877) 823-2378. Please note that monthly verification cannot be completed any earlier than the last day of each month.

For More Information

Please call the Veterans Services Office at (520) 621-9501 Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, or e-mail veterans@email.arizona.edu.