Accessing your benefits - How to apply

   Post-9/11 GI Bill Chapter 33  (All Applicants)

Apply on-line using (VONAPP) Veterans On-Line Application for Education Benefits- Form 22-1990

Once your application is reviewed, the VA will issue a certificate of eligibility to qualified individuals. The certificate will contain basic eligibility information including months of entitlement, period of eligibility and benefit level.

• Submit the following to the Veteran Certification Department :
  • Certificate of Eligibility
  • Veterans Certification Request Form

Post-9/11 GI Bill - Transfer of Entitlement to Spouse/Dependent Child

1. •  Service members using their CAC card or DFAS pin should log on to the DoD Transferability of Education Benefits (TEB) Web page located at https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/TEB/ to request the transfer of benefits. For detailed instructions on this process, please visit the U.S. Department of Defense website.
   • Once the request is approved, the family member using the benefit must submit a request for a certificate of eligibility to the VA.  The family member should use VA Form 22-1990e and can do so via the VA Website: http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
   • Submit the following to the U of M Veteran Certification Department:
   • Certificate of Eligibility
   • Veterans Certification Request Form, once registered

Montgomery GI BILL – Veterans, Active Duty Military, Reservist, and National Guard members     

Chapters 30, 1606 & 1607

Apply on-line using (VONAPP) Veterans On-Line Application for Education Benefits- Form 22-1990

Submit the following to the Veteran Certification Department:

• Copy #4 of DD214, separation papers (Veterans); or
• Notice of Basic Eligibility (Reservist/National Guard members)
• Veterans Certification Request Form, once registered.

 

   Survivors/Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA), Chapter 35

Apply on-line using (VONAPP) Veterans On-Line Application for Education Benefits- Form 22-5490

(You will need VA file number of Veteran)

• • Submit Veterans Certification Request Form to the Veteran Certification Department, once registered

 Vocational Rehabilitation- Veterans with service connected disabilities (Chapter 31)

Apply on-line using (VONAPP) Veterans On-Line Application for Education Benefits-Form 28-1900

• • Consultation with a Dept. of Veteran Affairs Voc Rehab Counselor, call (313) 471-3800.
  • Submit Veterans Certification Request Form to the Veteran Certification Department, once registered.

 Transfer students who have used their benefits at a previous institution

• • Complete Change of Program or Place of Training Form 22-1995 or Form 22-5495 for dependents of a veteran.
  • Submit the above form to the Veteran Certification Department along with the Veteran Certification Request form.

Certification Policies and Procedures