Use the GI Bill Comparison Tool to 

• find out which schools are GI Bill approved
• check what benefits you’ll get at different schools
• learn a location’s GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance and Basic Housing Allowance

The Joint Services Transcript (JST) is an academically accepted document approved by the American Council on Education (ACE) to validate a service members' military occupational experience and training along with the corresponding ACE college credit recommendations.

• The Post 9/11 GI Bill provides education benefits for those who have served on active duty for 90 or more days after Sept. 10, 2001. Individuals must meet at least one of the requirements listed below:
  • Served at least 90 days on active duty (either all at once or with breaks in service) on or after September 11, 2001, or
  • Received a Purple Heart on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged after any amount of service, or
  • Served for at least 30 continuous days (all at once, without a break in service) on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged with a service-connected disability, or
  • Are a dependent child using benefits transferred by a qualifying veteran or service member
• The Forever GI Bill expanded eligibility for GI Bill benefits by including:
  • Reserve duty that counts toward post-9/11 eligibility: The time that a Reservist was ordered to active duty to receive authorized medical care, be medically evaluated for disability, or complete a Department of Defense (DoD) health care study on or after September 11, 2001, now counts as an active duty toward eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill program. An individual may use this entitlement to pursue a course of education beginning on or after August 1, 2018.
  • Purple Heart Recipients: Servicemembers and honorably discharged Veterans who were awarded a Purple Heart on or after September 11, 2001, will be entitled to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at the 100-percent benefit level for up to 36 months. This was effective on August 1, 2018.
• Montgomery GI Bill is available to active-duty members who served at least two years on active duty. You can get benefits through MGIB-SR if you're a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Reserves, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard, and you meet all of the requirements listed below:
  • Have either a six-year service obligation (you agreed to serve six years) in the Selected Service, or
  • Are an officer in the Selected Reserve who agreed to serve six years in addition to your initial service obligation, and meet other requirements

• Veterans Tuition Awards (VTA) are awarded for full-time and part-time student veterans who are enrolled in an approved program at an undergraduate or graduate college or university or in an approved vocational training program.
• The Yellow Ribbon Program helps student veterans pay for out-of-state, private school, or graduate school tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn't cover. Review your eligibility and learn if your school is a participating partner.
• Under Mercy College's Mathematics Education Intensive Residency Program (MEIRPRO), veterans can earn a tuition-free Master of Science degree in Mathematics Education funded by the National Science Foundation. 

• Scholarships.com provides a comprehensive list of scholarships available to veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, and Coast Guard, as well as a free scholarship search tool to help veterans find all the scholarships they may be eligible for. 
• Google partners with SVA each year to fund scholarships that provide assistance to student veterans pursuing university degrees in the field of computer science. Selected students will receive $10,000 for the upcoming school year.
• The Comcast NBCUniversal-SVA Scholarship supports two student veterans in any major with an interest in the entertainment industry with a $12,000 scholarship each.
• Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship: If your parent or spouse was an active-duty service member who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, you may qualify for the Fry Scholarship. 
• New York State Regents Awards (for Children): Provides up to $450 per year to students whose parent(s) served in the US Armed Forces during specified times of national emergency.
• Military Service Recognition Scholarship: Available to certain dependents of military personnel who passed away,  permanently disabled, or went missing in combat or a combat zone of operation since August 2, 1990.
• Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship: Offers student veterans academic scholarships, lifelong leadership development opportunities, and a diverse, global community of high-performing mentors and peers.
• Student Veterans of America Raytheon Patriot Scholarship: Competitive scholarship offered exclusively to U.S. Army veterans.
• Sentinels of Freedom Merit Grant: A merit-based scholarship offered to veterans with a VA disability rating of 50% or higher and have been wounded or injured in a combat or training-related event post 9/11. 
• Fisher House Scholarship Search: A comprehensive search engine helps you and your family find the best scholarship opportunities for your educational goals. 
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Funds American citizens to study, conduct research, or teach English abroad. Candidates who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States will be given preference, provided their qualifications are approximately equivalent to those of other candidates.

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has issued a report detailing the predatory practices used by for-profit schools to target student veterans. Below are some valuable takeaways from the report:

• Veterans who earned bachelor's degrees from for-profit schools had average student loan debt balances 20 percent higher than veterans who attended nonprofit and public institutions.
• For-profit schools attended by NYC veterans have poor graduation and earnings outcomes and are less likely to offer credit for military experience.

The Student Veterans of America provides professional development, networking, and leadership opportunities for student veterans across the country.
VA Work Study Program

• The VA Work-Study Program is an opportunity to get paid for part-time work while you study at a college, vocational, or professional training program. Visit the VA Work-Study website for additional opportunities, a list of approved VA education benefit programs, eligibility requirements, and more information about the VA Work-Study Program.
• See VA Work-Study Positions at DVS

Veterans on Campus-NYC is a collaboration between DVS, our corporate partners, and NYC colleges and universities. Our objectives are:

• To assist academic institutions in identifying and adopting best practices that create a supportive student veteran experience
• To inspire new transitioning service members and their families to pursue their higher education goals here in NYC
• To catalyze and promote academic research that will lead to deeper understandings and innovation
• To ensure a successful transition to purpose-driven lives through educational achievement and viable careers

• The VITAL Initiative is a partnership between the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System and local colleges and universities to provide:
  • free tutoring and peer mentoring
  • VA Work-Study opportunities
  • counseling
  • enrollment assistance and care at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System
• Active duty service members and reservists can receive free online tutoring at tutor.com. Expert tutors are available 24/7 to offer support in over 100 K-12 and college-level subjects, including math, writing, reading, ELL, science, English, social sciences, history, accounting, finance, nursing, world languages, computer science, study skills, and test prep.