Explore how much education funding you qualify for based on your service status.
What is your current military status?
What you could receive
100%
of in-state tuition at public schools, plus a housing allowance and book stipend
$4,500
per fiscal year, usable while you are still serving
$1,574
per month, full-time, for eligible spouses and children
2026–27 academic year rates. The GI Bill® housing allowance is set by your school's ZIP code, so it varies widely by location.
Whether you're Active Duty, a Veteran, or part of a military family, there are education funding options available to you. Discover how much you could receive in education benefits and start your path to a degree or certification.
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Three programs pay for almost all military education. Know the amounts and the deadlines before you pick a school.
Up to 100% tuition
Plus a housing allowance and $1,000/yr for books
Up to $4,500 / year
$250 per semester hour · resets each 1 October
$1,574 / month
Full-time rate · up to 36 months
Chapter 31 pays training costs and a monthly subsistence allowance while you retrain for work you can do. It is a separate entitlement from the GI Bill®, so using it does not spend your 36 months.
A transfer splits your existing 36 months between family members at full Post-9/11 rates. The request has to be approved before you separate — it cannot be done afterwards, which is the mistake people make most often.
You work in a VA-related role — often at the school’s certifying office or a VA facility — and are paid whichever minimum wage is higher, federal or state. Hours are capped at 25 times the number of weeks in your enrolment period.
You know what your funding covers. Next: browse schools that support military students by program, location, and the benefits they accept.
Search the Military DirectorySmaller programs that stack on top of the three above, or cover you when they do not apply.
SCRA caps interest at 6% on obligations entered into before active service, and forgives the rest rather than deferring it. It also lets you end a residential lease or a car lease on qualifying orders.
Not an education benefit, but the one most likely to decide whether school is realistic: a tax-free monthly payment scaled to your combined rating, paid alongside any education benefit you are using.
Education consultants will walk through the order to use your benefits in — usually TA while serving, GI Bill® afterwards — which is worth a call before you spend a single month of entitlement.
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