Post 9/11 CH 33, Service Member

The Post 9/11 (CH 33) provides education benefits for those who have served on active duty for 90 days or more after September 10, 2001. The payment rate depends on how much active duty time a member has.


Items for Certification

  • Certificate of Eligibility
    This form states how much the student has of their benefits. This will be mailed to the student after each certification. Students must have at least one COE on file at the Center for America’s Veterans
     
  • Military Benefits Form
    Authorizing form for certification. Must be filled out separately for each semester.
     
  • Official Military Transcripts (Veterans Only)
    Joint Services Transcripts (JST) or Community College of the Air Force
     
  • DD-214
    Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 or Service 2) from the service member
     

  1. If you are a service member using Post 9/11 G.I. Bill®(CH 33) for the first time, submit the online application (22-1990) and select ‘start your application without signing in’.

    After this is complete, the VA will send a Certificate of Eligibility by mail. You may also download a copy from www.ebenefits.va.gov when available.
     
  2. It will take the VA approximately 30 days to mail the Certificate of Eligibility . Once received, you may submit the form(s) to the Center for America’s Veterans via scanning and e-mailing (pictures are not accepted), or by mail, fax, or drop off: veterans@msstate.edu; 250 Bailey Howell Dr. MSU, MS 39762; 662.325.6723(fax).
     
  3. If you are admitted to a program at Mississippi State University and you are ready to enroll, you will need to complete and submit the Military Benefits Form. It can also be found at veterans.msstate.edu under the forms tab. You will need to submit a form every term you wish to use your benefits. The Center for America’s Veterans will send a reminder when it is time.
     

What Happens Next?

  1. Once all paperwork has been submitted to the Center for America’s Veterans, students’ names are submitted to the Sponsored Students Office so that payments from the VA are expected on their behalf (CH 33 ONLY).
    • A credit memo is created on the students’ account so that if a payment plan is necessary, tuition is not included in the remaining balance.
       
  2. The Center for America’s Veterans will report the number of hours and base tuition prior to the start of the semester to initiate book and monthly housing allowance payments from the VA (CH 33 ONLY).
    • After the last day to add a class, additional fees associated with classes will be reported to the VA, as well as an adjustment in hours (if applicable).
       
  3. Payments are distributed as such:
    • Tuition is paid directly to the school.
    • Book allowance is directly deposited into the bank account provided during the application process approximately two weeks before the semester starts, provided paperwork is submitted reasonably (CH 33 ONLY).
    • Monthly housing allowances are also directly deposited into the bank account provided during the application process. MHA is paid at the end of every month during the school semester. For example, the monthly housing for August will be directly deposited on August 31st or September 1st. Monthly housing deposits will work the same way each month for both CH 33 and CH 35.
      • Also, MHAs are prorated for the first and last month of each semester (August, December, January and May). This is because students are not paid for days that are not included in the semester.
         
  4. Priority registration is offered to all students using benefits.
    • The Center for America’s Veterans will place an administrative hold on student accounts as a reminder to submit the Military Benefits Form. This hold will prevent students from registering for classes.
    • When pre-registration for the upcoming semester comes, all students using benefits will receive an email from our office that includes the military benefits form.
    • The email will also include early registration date and time.