Veterans
Veterans may be eligible for several different programs depending on many factors, including length of service, time of service, character of discharge, and disability rating. Please use the links below as a guide. For further assistance with applying for or managing benefits, visit VA.gov or call 888-442-4551.
> Post 9/11 GI Bill® Chapter 33
> Veteran Readiness & Employment Chapter 31
> Montgomery GI Bill® Active Duty Chapter 30
> Montgomery GI Bill® Select Reserve Chapter 1606
Spouses/Dependents
There is support for the families of those who have served. Please use the links below as a guide. For further assistance with applying for or managing benefits, visit VA.gov or call 888-442-4551.
> Dependents Education Assistance Program Chapter 35
> Post 9/11 GI Bill®- Transfer of Benefits Chapter 33
Active Duty/Reserve—Tuition Assistance
The Department of Defense (DoD) offers Tuition Assistance to active duty service members. Active military students will need to contact the ESO in their branch of service prior to enrollment for details on the specific application process for Tuition Assistance. The links below can be used as a guide.
> DoD Tuition Assistance Tool This site is designed to help the service member make an informed decision about using TA.
Tuition Assistance may cover tuition costs up to $250 per credit hour and $4500 per year. Application/approval processes as well as credit hour and cost caps vary by branch. No fees, books, or supplies are covered.
- Submit your Benefit Authorization Form to veterans@walshcollege.edu each term that you plan to use TA.
- The Business Office will invoice your TA following the add/drop period each term.
- Tuition Assistance is paid directly to Walsh. The student is responsible for any remaining balance.
- Walsh will submit your grades to your branch of service at the end of the term.
- Walsh has a Tuition Assistance Grant that can cover all tuition costs for undergraduate students and greatly reduce tuition costs for graduate students.
National Guard
Michigan National Guard members, spouses, and dependents may be eligible for the Michigan National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program. Please use the MING-STAP link below as a guide.
The Michigan National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program can provide up to $14,400 for a bachelor’s degree and up to $6,000 for a masters degree per academic year.
- MING-STAP is paid directly to the student. The student pays the tuition and fees to Walsh and is reimbursed by MING-STAP.
- The State of Michigan and Walsh offer the Michigan Army and Air National Guard Grant to members of the Michigan Army or Air National Guard that can cover $50 per credit hour (Click on application below).
Certification
All benefit users are required to fill out a Benefit Authorization Form to be certified/invoiced for each term.
Forms
Submit this form prior to every semester in which you plan on using benefits. It will authorize the usage of your benefits for that term. It must be resubmitted each semester for certification to continue.
> Primary School Letter Request
Submit this form if approved to take courses at another institution. A Primary School Letter allows certification at both schools.
Certification Process
Chapter 33 (Post 9/11)
- Enrollment is certified once you submit your Benefit Authorization Form; tuition and fees are submitted after the add/drop period ends each term.
- Once your enrollment is certified, you are in a VA queue for housing payments and your book stipend. These payments are made directly to you.
- You must verify your enrollment monthly with VA.
- If Walsh receives tuition and fee payments from a source other than you, it may be reduced from the amount we report to VA, depending on the type of funding that it is.
- All payments from VA are prorated based on your percentage of eligibility.
- Tuition and fees are paid directly to Walsh.
- Yellow Ribbon Funding: Yellow Ribbon is additional funding for those with 100% Chapter 33 eligibility. If your tuition costs exceed the annual cap, Walsh and VA each pay half of the excess. Click here for the current annual cap.
To use Yellow Ribbon Funding you must:
- Be 100% eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill®
- Have your enrollment certified with VA using the Post 9/11 GI Bill®.
- Have tuition and fee charges in excess of the yearly cap.
- Notify a Walsh SCO of your need for the Yellow Ribbon Funding.
Chapter 30 and 1606
- Enrollment is certified once you submit your Benefit Authorization Form.
- You must then verify your monthly enrollment through WAVE (Web Automated Verification of Enrollment).
- This should be done on the last calendar day of the month at the earliest to be approved for payment for previous month.
- Monthly payments are paid directly to the student.
Chapter 31 (Veteran Readiness & Employment)
- Enrollment is certified once you submit your Benefit Authorization Form and have a current authorization from your case manager on file.
- We can only certify courses that are part of your program and meet the individualized requirements on your authorization.
- If Walsh receives tuition and fee payments from a source other than you, it may be reduced from the amount we report to VA, depending on the type of funding that it is.
- Tuition and fees are paid directly to Walsh.
GI Bill® is registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov.gibill.