Chapter 30 provides a monthly stipend to approved veterans and service members who have at least two years of active duty service. The VA direct-pays the student beginning the month after classes start for the previous month's enrollment in school. For information on eligibility for benefits under Chapter 30, visit https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-active-duty/. Eligibility for this benefit is determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, not by Winthrop University.
Go to https://www.va.gov/education/how-to-apply/ and click on "Apply for education benefits." Log in, fill out VA Form 22-1990, and submit it to the VA. The VA will process your application.
Go to http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill and click on "Apply for Benefits." Fill out the "VA Form 22-1995" and submit it electronically. The VA will process your application.
All transfer students must provide official transcripts from all prior institutions of higher education to Winthrop's Office of Admissions. This is a requirement for all students using VA Education Benefits. The Department of Veteran Affairs requires the Veterans Benefits Coordinator at Winthrop to officially report all prior credits completed at other higher education institutions that can be applied towards the degree program that the student is pursuing at Winthrop.
If you are pursuing a degree at another university and would like to use your GI Bill to take classes toward that degree at Winthrop, please have the School Certifying Official at your home school send a Parent Letter to the Veterans Benefits Coordinator at Winthrop.
For information on using your benefits at Winthrop for the first time go to the request benefits page.
The VA benefits coordinator submits student enrollment certification to the VA, which reviews term enrollment and direct-pays students within 30 days.
Students receiving MGIB-AD must verify their attendance at the end of each month using WAVE or by calling 877/823-2378.
Let the Veterans Benefits Coordinator know if you make any changes to your enrollment, including schedule changes, withdrawing from classes, and major/minor changes. Failure to keep up-to-date records can result in an overpayment by the VA, which could result in you owing a large balance to the VA.
All students are required to submit a certification request form for each upcoming term if they want to use their benefit, Students requesting certification after the term starts will still receive payment for all enrolled days within 30 days of certification submission to the VA.
