Procedures:

  • Veterans who want to transfer entitlements to a dependent should go to the Department of Defense (DOD) website to apply for transfer of entitlement after they get approval. Once that has happen, they can then go to the GI Bill® website to apply for benefit use.
  • Students should contact the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) and complete the necessary form (VA form 22-1990).
  • Students should send a copy of their Certificate of Eligibility to Juniata College's School Certification Officer (SCO), Assistant Registrar Ashley Koehler at koehlea@juniata.edu.
  • VA recipients must complete a Veterans Enrollment Certification Request and Statement of Responsibility each semester to certify enrollment for the upcoming term.
  • IMPORTANT: Students must notify the SCO of any changes in enrollment, academic program, credits or final grades, so that information can be reported to the VA in a timely fashion.

SCO Contact Information:

Ashley Koehler, Assistant Registrar 
Email: koehlea@juniata.edu
Call: 814-641-3172

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 the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Standard Programs:

Chapter 30 (MGIB): Active Duty
Chapter 31: Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 32 (VEAP): Veterans Educational Assistance Program
Chapter 1606: Selected Reserve
Chapter 1607: Reservists Called to Active Duty
Chapter 35: Dependent's Educational Assistance

New Chapter 33 (known as the post 9-11) coupled with the Yellow Ribbon Program:

  • Benefits starts August 1, 2009
  • Eligibility started September 11, 2001
  • Benefits paid directly to the institution
  • Tuition and fee payments equal to PA most expensive public (est. $750.00 per credit)
  • Monthly housing allowance
  • Books and supplies stipend to the student up to $1,000
  • Entitlement is 45 months of full time, can be as much as 48 months if combining programs
  • Good for up to 15 years since active duty
  • Good for 10 years for spouses
  • Good for 8 years for children

Yellow Ribbon Program:

  • Institutions waive up to 50 percent of the cost over the maximum for attendance.
  • Student should apply for all financial aid to pay the balance.
  • Service members must have the ability to transfer the GI Bill® benefits to family members.

To learn more, please visit websites:

Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 S.2248 Section 103.1.(b)

  • A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits.
  • Your policy must ensure that your educational institution will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.
  • Your policy must permit any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33 a “certificate of eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) website – eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
    • The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
    • 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.