DePaul’s Office of Veteran Affairs handles the following VA educational benefit programs:
- 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-9/11 applicants
- The Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty (Chapter 30) - for those who enlisted after 7/1/1985
- The Montgomery GI Bill® – Selective Reserve (Chapter 1606)
- The Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35) - for spouses and children of deceased or disabled veterans
- The Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Chapter 31) - for disabled veterans approved by Veterans Affairs for study at DePaul
- The Marine Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship – this additional provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill® may be awarded to a surviving spouse and children of an active duty member of the Armed Forces, who has died in the line of duty, on or after September 11, 2001. Eligible children may be married and under the age of 33.
DePaul University will not take any of the four following actions toward any student using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch. 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while their payment from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is pending to the educational institution:
• Prevent their enrollment;
• Assess a late penalty fee to;
• Require they secure alternative or additional funding;
• Deny their access to any resources (access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities) available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution.
However, to qualify for this provision, such students may be required to:
• Produce the VA’s Certificate of Eligibility by the first day of class;
• Provide written request to be certified;
• Provide additional information needed to properly certify the enrollment as described in other institutional policies (see our VA School Certifying Official for all requirements)
Due to system automations, a late fee and/or a registration hold may accidentally go onto your account even if the above documents have been provided. Please know that we will be able to easily and quickly resolve a system automated late fee and/or registration hold if you just simply email us at veteransaffairs@depaul.edu
Additional information specific to veteran students is available through the Admission and Aid website as well as the Office of Veterans Affairs website.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at benefits.va.gov/gibill.