Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) - Chapter 30

Franklin University’s Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (OMVA) team is here to help you with your VA educational benefits. Each GI Bill offers different payment benefits, and some entitlements can be awarded to a spouse or dependent(s). We want to ensure that you are informed of your benefit entitlements and options. The first step is to determine your eligibility for these benefits with the VA by calling 1.888.442.4551. (1-888-GI-Bill-1) Once you are ready to apply for your benefits, please follow the next steps below.

1. Complete the  Application for Benefit (22-1995) form on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (Or skip to step #2 if you have ever used your VA educational benefits at another school to learn how to change your benefits from the previous school to now use at Franklin University.)                                   

• Following the successful processing of your benefits application, the VA will issue a Certificate of Eligibility to you by mail. The VA will not send this approval letter to the school. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs currently estimates that processing will require 30 calendar days. Franklin University cannot be responsible for complications or delays in benefit awards due to VA delays in application processing.

     2. Please send Franklin a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (COE) or email a screenshot of your e-benefits entitlement page to OMVA@franklin.edu This way, we can update your student record to show you will be using VA benefits.  

Certification of Benefits:

• Once your student record is coded to show you will be using VA benefits, each time you register for class(es) you will receive an automated email from the school to inquire if you want to be certified for the semester.
• If you select that you want us to certify your enrollment with the VA, Franklin's OMVA team will forward an Enrollment Certification (22-1999) to the VA Regional Office.
• Once certified, you will receive a confirmation email in your Franklin University student email. 

Verify Attendance

• You will need to verify your enrollment. Log in to the VA.gov on the last calendar day of every month to verify your enrollment for the month. Or you can call 1-888-GI-Bill-1 for assistance.

Situations that may affect payment of VA benefits include the following:

• Repeated or audited courses
• Change or addition of major program
• Add or drop in credit hours
• Developmental education courses that not applicable to the student's degree
• Any education course in which a grade of “Z”, “NZ”, or “W” is earned
• Non-receipt of official transcripts from previous colleges and universities attended
• VA training time 

Regulations require that all such items be reported to the VA so that adjustments can be made accordingly. Failure to notify the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs may result in overpayments or withholding of benefits.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.