Veteran Students FAQ

Tuition and fees are covered up to $25,162.14 per VA benefit year (August 2020 – July 2021).  Your courses will be certified to be paid by the VA by a representative in the Veteran Affairs office which is a part of the Office of the University Registrar. You may contact the Veteran Affairs office at Veterans@jhu.edu.

The housing stipend is paid directly to a student on a monthly basis and equals the amount of the basic housing for military personal in military housing adjusted by the zip code of the educational institution where the student is enrolled. Students enrolled in 100% online courses are limited to $850 monthly.

The annual maximum is $1,000 per academic year and is paid in two equal payments directly to a student at the beginning of his/her semester.

Students who have been determined to require tutoring are eligible for $100 per month for up to 12 months. This benefit is not charged against the 36-month entitlement.

Students on active military duty can receive up to the full amount of tuition and fees ($25,162.14) and annual maximum book stipend of up to $1,000, but housing allowances are not payable. These students may want to postpone utilizing Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits until they have used all 36 months of Chapter 30 benefits in order to qualify for an additional 12 months of educational benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill® (48 months of educational benefits in total).

Eligible students may transfer a portion of their education benefits to their spouse and or eligible dependent children.

Should a student utilize post 9/11 GI BILL® Benefits? Students should consider a number of questions in determining which VA education benefit is the best choice at this time.

Some of those questions include:

• Which benefit pays more?
• What Post 9/11 GI Bill® tier (which impacts the benefit amount) is the student eligible for?
• Does the student have remaining entitlement under other VA Education Programs that would be best utilized prior to making use of Post 9/11 GI benefits?

In making the choice of benefit, students should look at remaining entitlement under other VA Education Programs that would be best utilized prior to making use of Post 9/11 GI benefits.

Students who are eligible for Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits AND two or more other VA education benefits must make an irrevocable choice to give up ONE of the other education benefits but may retain TWO education benefits. Students may be able to change which of the two education benefits to draw from depending upon eligibility.

Also, active duty veterans that are qualified for both Montgomery GI Bill® and Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits and utilize all of their MGIB benefits first will qualify for an additional 12 months of educational benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill® (48 months of educational benefits in total).

Visit the GI Bill® website for more information.
Please be aware that if a student chooses Post-9/11 GI Benefits, THIS CHOICE IS IRREVOCABLE. A student cannot retract the choice and switch to another educational benefit.