Education & Employment

Post-9/11 GI Bill

Education assistance tied to qualifying active duty after September 10, 2001. Often called the GI Bill or Chapter 33.

Also called: GI Bill, Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill, education benefits.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Applies in states and territories.

Federal

The Post-9/11 GI Bill can help pay tuition and fees, a monthly housing allowance, and books for approved education and training. The percentage VA pays follows the length of qualifying active duty after September 10, 2001. It is not a disability rating. For the 2026-27 academic year (August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027), VA pays in-state tuition and fees in full at a public school, and up to $30,908.34 a year at a private or foreign school. The books stipend is up to $1,000 a year. The monthly housing allowance follows the military housing allowance for an E-5 with dependents at the school's ZIP code. Transfer to a spouse or child, the Yellow Ribbon Program, the Rogers STEM Scholarship, the Montgomery GI Bill (Chapters 30 and 1606), VET TEC 2.0, tutorial assistance, test fee reimbursement and work-study each have their own entry.

Thresholds

No rating or income gate is recorded. Read the detail and the official source.

Documents the source lists

What the official source lists for an application, and where to get each document. It is a reference read from the source, not a full list of what the office may ask for; check with the office or an accredited representative before you apply. Needed means the source asks for it; Helps means the source calls it optional or says it speeds things up.

Needed Social Security number
Where to get it Your Social Security card. Social Security replaces a lost card.
Listed by VA, How to apply for the GI Bill and related benefits read 2026-10-10
Needed Bank account and routing numbers for direct deposit
Where to get it A check from the account, or your bank.
Listed by VA, How to apply for the GI Bill and related benefits read 2026-10-10
Needed Education and military history
Where to get it Your school transcripts and diplomas, and your DD214 or other service records.
Listed by VA, How to apply for the GI Bill and related benefits read 2026-10-10

Figures

Each figure is dated with the day it was read. A local figure moves whenever the statute or the local ordinance does, so confirm it with the office that grants it before you rely on it. Statute verified gives the day the weekly section check last found the statute standing on the legislature’s own code site; a figure without it rests on a statute the check does not read yet.

Dated figures for Post-9/11 GI Bill
Figure	Amount	Read from
Private and foreign school tuition cap, August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027	$30,908.34 a year38 U.S.C. 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii)	Post-9/11 GI Bill ratesRead 2026-10-08

Sources

About the Post-9/11 GI BillOfficial
Post-9/11 GI Bill ratesOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-08.

What changed then:

New figure: Private and foreign school tuition cap, August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027, $30,908.34 a year.
New official source added: “Post-9/11 GI Bill rates”.
Description reworded (2 passages).

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Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.