Resources

Education

• 20 Top FAQs for the New GI Bill
• A Parent's Guide to Education in the Armed Forces a free and valuable resource for parents with children in the military, courtesy of Our Community Salutes of South Jersey.
• Army One Source The Army OneSource online portal provides easy access to many services for families living far outside garrison borders.  The AOS portal features articles, videos and resources in categories such as:  programs and services, health care, housing, education, careers, and travel. 
• Army Well-Being Sustaining the All-Volunteer Force:  We champion "well being" as a lifestyle. We help Soldiers (Active Duty, Army National Guard and Army Reserve), Army Family Members, DA Civilians, Veterans and Retirees improve their lives and careers with myriad news, information and actionable recourses. Content on the site focuses on five life domains: Standard of Living, Health, Career, Community Life and Personal/Family Life.
  
• Bigger, Better College Tax Credit
  A key tax credit that helps families pay for college gets a major boost in the 2009 stimulus bill. The credit is bigger, covers more years of college, and helps more taxpayers.
• CLEP Program Although you have surely heard of CLEP tests, you may not know that these credit-by-exam tests are widely accepted by colleges and universities. In addition, by passing these examinations you can earn one-third or more of the credits you need for a college degree.
• Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) The Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of certain veterans. The program offers up to 45 months of education benefits. These benefits may be used for degree and certificate programs, apprenticeship, and on-the-job training. If you are a spouse, you may take a correspondence course. Remedial, deficiency, and refresher courses may be approved under certain circumstances.
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Training in entrepreneurship and business management to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines disabled as a result of their service to their country.
• Find Your New GI Bill Tuition and Fee Rate
• G.I. Go Fund The G.I. Go Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that focuses on assisting our veterans transition from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan back to civilian life.  G.I. Go also assists veterans of previous generations and provides recognition and gratitude to all our nation’s heroes.
• GI Bill Calculator
• GI Bill License and Certification Program Reimbursement for licensing and certification tests that have been specifically approved for the GI Bill is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA can pay only for the cost of the tests, not any other fees connected with obtaining a license or certification. This link provides a summary of the GI Bill License and Certification Program.
• GoArmyEd GoArmyEd is a One-Stop Gateway to Educational Support and Services.  This dynamic online portal is used by soldiers to pursue their postsecondary educational goals, army education counselors to provide educational guidance, and schools to deliver degree and course offerings and to report soldier progress.
• Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship is an amendment to the Post-9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) that provides education benefits to the children of servicemembers who die in the line of duty after Sept. 10, 2001.
• Montgomery GI Bill User's Guide
• Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Education Programs The mission of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society's (NMCRS) education programs is to help eligible Navy and Marine Corps service members and families pursue their academic goals by providing a source of education financing. Scholarships and no-interest loans are available, provided solely on the basis of the applicant's financial need in accordance with policies established by the Society's Board of Directors.
• New GI Bill Overview
• Post-911 GI Bill Application Process
• Post-911 GI Bill Transferability Fact Sheet A special provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill program allows career servicemembers the opportunity to share their education benefits with immediate family members.
• Scholarships for Military Children The Scholarships for Military Children Program was created to recognize the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and to celebrate the role of the commissary in the military family community.  If your mother or father is active duty, reserve/guard, or retired military personnel or you are the survivor of a deceased member, and you have a military dependent I.D. card you can apply. You must be planning to attend a college or university on a full-time basis.
• Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) was created in 1972 to provide educational opportunities to servicemembers who, because they frequently moved from place to place, had trouble completing college degrees. SOC functions in cooperation with 15 higher education associations, the Department of Defense, and Active and Reserve Components of the Military Services to expand and improve voluntary postsecondary education opportunities for servicemembers worldwide. SOC is funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) through a contract with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
• Special Operations Warrior Foundation The Special Operations Warrior Foundation  provides full scholarship grants and educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations personnel and their families.
• State Veteran Benefits Veterans pursuing their educational goals are usually eligible for "educational assistance for students" in most states. Educational benefits for veterans and their dependents, particularly the children of deceased and disabled veterans, are also available in some states. Military.com has developed an on-line general summary of educational benefits for veterans and their dependents.
• Stateside Spouse Education Assistance Program (SSEAP) The Stateside Spouse Education Assistance Program (SSEAP) is a need-based education assistance program designed to provide spouses of active duty and retired Army Soldiers, and widows(ers) of Army Soldiers who died either on active duty or in a retired status, and residing in the United States, with financial assistance in pursuing educational goals. The purpose of the program is to assist spouses/widows(ers) in gaining the education required to allow them to qualify for increased occupational opportunities.
• Student Veterans of America Student Veterans of America (SVA) is a coalition of student veterans groups from college campuses across the United States. Founded in January of 2008, SVA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that works to develop new student groups, coordinate between existing student groups, and advocate on behalf of student veterans at the local, state, and national level.
• The Right to Readmission A new law protects servicemembers from losing their academic status when their military obligations cause them to have to interrupt their education.  Click here for more information. 
  
• Tuition Top-Up Program Top-Up is a program that allows GI Bill participants' to use the GI Bill to supplement the tuition and fees not covered by tuition assistance. The amount of the benefit can be equal to the difference between the total cost of a college course and the amount of Tuition Assistance that is paid by the military for the course.
• Tutor.com All U.S. military families have unlimited access to Tutor.com provided by the Department of Defense. Military service members and their dependents around the world can work with a certified, professional tutor online 24/7 to get help with homework, studying, test prep, resume writing and more.
• VA - Education Benefits (GI BILL WEBSITE)
• Virtual Training Systems (VTS) VTS provides free online job skills training and job placement assistance to veterans, military families, and individuals with disabilities and other economic disadvantages for at-home employment opportunities. 
• Work Vessels For Veterans The mission of Work Vessels for Veterans is to provide veterans with the necessary tools to embark upon their civilian careers or educational pursuits
• Yellow Ribbon Program Explained The Yellow Ribbon program is designed to help students avoid up to 100 percent of their out-of-pocket tuition and fees associated with education programs that may exceed the Post 9/11 GI Bill tuition benefit.