Post 9/11 CH 33, Transfer of Benefits Dependent/Spouse

Post 9/11 CH 33, Transfer of Benefits Dependent/Spouse

A special provision of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill® program allows career Service members the option of sharing their education benefits with immediate family members. If service members are eligible for the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill® program, they can use the Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) page in milConnect to request a transfer of their DoD educational benefits.

  • Service members can transfer up to 36 months of unused education benefits to their eligible dependents.
  • If service members have already used some of their benefits, they can transfer what they have not used.
  • Service members can initiate a transfer of education benefit months to their dependents (the student) while they are on Active Duty. After a service member separates or retires, they can only reallocate those months that were transferred while on Active Duty unless a dependent to whom the service member allocated benefits passes away and they have other eligible dependents.

Items for Certification

  • Certificate of Eligibility
    Once the service member has transferred the benefits to the student, the student has to apply for those benefits. The COE 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.
     
  1. If you are a dependent of a veteran or active duty service member using Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (CH 33) for the first time, submit the online application (22-1990E) and select ‘start your application without signing in’.

    After this is complete, the VA will send a Certificate of Eligibility by mail.
     

  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.