Veterans’ Benefits

Catherine Cannady, Coordinator of Veterans Affairs
Palmer Hall, Station 6040
telephone: (205) 665-6035
fax: (205) 665-6042
e-mail: cannadyc@montevallo.edu
VA website: www.gibill.va.gov

The Coordinator of Veterans Affairs serves as a liaison for veterans and their dependents, assisting in obtaining benefits from the federal department of Veterans Affairs. This service is located in the Records Office on the second floor of Palmer Hall.

Students must be admitted and registered at the University before certification can be completed. Students must fill out a VA Request for Certification form each term and return it to the Records Office.

Veterans Educational Assistance Programs

Chapter 30—Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) and Active Duty MGIB
The MGIB program provides up to 36 months of education benefits. These benefits may be used for all degrees at the University of Montevallo. Generally, benefits are payable for 10 years following release from active duty.

Chapter 31—Vocational Rehabilitation (Disabled Veterans)
A veteran may be eligible for Chapter 31 benefits if he or she incurred or aggravated a service-connected disability and is in need of vocational rehabilitation because the disability creates an employment handicap. Veterans should contact their county Veterans Affairs Office to obtain detailed information.

Chapter 33 —Post 9/11 GI Bill
A person who served an aggregate period of at least 90 days active duty or at least 30 continuous days and received a disability discharge on or after September 11, 2001, may be eligible for Chapter 33 benefits. These benefits will go into effect August 1, 2009. Students should check the VA website at www.gibill.va.gov for additional information.

Chapter 35—Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program
Children and spouses of veterans who died or are permanently and totally disabled as the result of a service-incurred disability may be eligible to receive Chapter 35 benefits. Students desiring additional information should contact their county Veterans Affairs Office.

Alabama G.I. and Dependents Education Benefit Act
This program provides tuition benefits and free textbooks for disabled veterans and their families. Interested students should contact their county Veterans Affairs Office or the Student Financial Services Office at the University.

Chapter 1606—Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)
A person enlisting, re-enlisting, or extending enlistment in the Selected Reserve so that the reservist has an obligation to serve for a period of not less than six years may be eligible for the Chapter 106 (Montgomery “New” G.I. Bill) program. Students should contact their respective reserve units for eligibility information.