First Time Use of Benefits (New Students)
If you wish to receive VA educational benefits while enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign you must:
- Complete the Application for VA Education Benefits form for Chapter 30, 32, 33, 1606 or 1607 available at http://www.osfa.illinois.edu/forms/0910/AEB.pdf.
- Complete the Application for Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance for Chapter 35 available at http://www.osfa.illinois.edu/forms/0910/AEBDEA.pdf.
- Complete the top portion only of the Veteran Student Activity form available at http://www.osfa.illinois.edu/forms/0910/VSAL.pdf.
- Register for the term of enrollment before requesting to be certified for payment of benefits.
- Complete the Certification Responsibilities form available at
http://www.osfa.illinois.edu/forms/0910/CRVEB.pdf.
Forward the completed forms by attachment, mail, fax, or in person to us at:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office of Student Financial Aid
620 E. John Street, MC-303
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-9283
Fax: 217-265-5516
E-Mail: OSFAVeterans@illinois.edu
Important: All students must submit a new Certification Responsibilities form each semester you request payment of VA educational benefits at the earliest possible time (pre-registration). Post-9/11 GI Bill students must also submit a copy of their Certificate of Eligibility http://www.osfa.illinois.edu/forms/0910/COE.pdf received each semester.
You must be admitted or enrolled in a degree or certificate program at Illinois. Students taking remedial, refresher or prerequisite courses must provide a written memo on department letterhead from their Dean or Academic Advisor indicating that the course(s) will transfer to their degree program.
Residency is determined when you submit your application for admission to the University. Yellow Ribbon participation levels are not guaranteed as they are determined annually and disbursed on a first come first serve basis. See information and application for residency available at http://www.usp.uillinois.edu/residency/RES_pet.pdf.
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are required to be registered for twelve hours during fall/spring, six hours during summer to receive maximum educational benefit payments under the Veteran’s Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966 and receipt of Social Security benefits as a dependent. Graduate students enrolled for a minimum of eight hours during fall/spring may be considered full-time by the Graduate College or their departments for the purpose of maintaining Assistantships or Fellowships.
