Military Funding and Aid

Chapter 33 benefit amounts are determined by the active-duty time of the soldier and can range from 40 to 100 percent. A soldier can pass these benefits to dependents. A copy of the Certificate of Eligibility is required to defer any costs. Deferring the costs means we will wait for that portion of the bill to arrive from the VA for the tuition and fee costs only. Housing and Meals must be paid to KU by the appropriately assigned due date. While there is a beneficial component with Chapter 33 for housing and books - these payments do go home and not to the University, therefore cannot be used for deferment. We can only defer what is paid to KU directly. 

This funding source requires students request to use these funds in the new Army Ignited 2.0 portal by the student on a strict timeline.  The approval must occur BEFORE the first day of classes (not just entered before the first day of classes).  The process has changed somewhat from the process that was in Go Army Ed as well as the OG Army Ignited 1.0 (which was shut down 8/26/2022).

The system still requires the student to be created, approved and courses to be added as well as a Degree Audit Plan (see the Registrar's Office KU Certifying Official for assistance), however much of this is, is now done by Kutztown University if and only if, the student has shared that they want to use TA AND they have themselves created in Army Ignited 2.0 with a valid Education Path, etc..

All documentation and support must be submitted prior to TWO WEEKS before the first day of the semester.  Disclosing the desire to use the benefit must be shared more than two weeks prior to the start of the semester in order to guarantee KU can submit the course enrollment and degree audit as needed.  It may take a new student quite some time to get added into Army Ignited 2.0.  We are not clear on how this new version will affect students as the 1.0 version took an exceptional long time to process.  We cannot guarantee the benefit and timing for late submissions.

New information is coming out daily on this new site and their implementation problems, we are doing our best to help facilitate this process with our students as we learn more and functionality grows in Army Ignited 2.0.

TA from the Air Force / Navy / Marines requires classes to be entered into their disciplined educational system, WAWF. The student prints the approved "Tuition Assistance Authorization" document, signs it and submits it to the Office of Student Accounts BY the due date on the student tuition invoice in MyKU. This contains a number needed to invoice the Air Force / Navy / Marines. These documents may also be referred to as a Purchase Order.

Education Assistance Program (EAP) is a benefit a National Guard member may receive. Amounts will be approved as a part-time student or a full-time student. Students who already have an undergraduate degree will always be considered part-time for this benefit. These amounts will never cover full tuition & fees billing. Student soldiers must apply with their education unit by June 30 for the upcoming Fall, Spring, and Summer (there is no Winter EAP benefit).  The student is always best served to include Summer on their request if there is a possibility of needing or desiring to take summer courses.

The student should submit a VA Enrollment Certification document to the Registrar's Office Certifying Office each semester and notify them if there are any changes in enrollment.

The Office of Student Accounts will receive a roster of approved students about one month prior to the start of a semester or session. Late applicants may not be on the roster for some time. Questions may be directed to the Director of Student Accounts. These are added as pending no sooner than August 1st for the Fall semesters.

MFEP is a benefit a National Guard family  member may receive. It is an educational assistance grant for dependents (spouses and children), earned by Army and Air Force National Guard members for their commitment and service in the Pennsylvania National Guard. The member can assign all of their benefit to one dependent or a portion of the benefit to multiple dependents. There are specific requirements for this benefit that the soldier should be aware of and discuss with their education unit to determine eligibility.

This new benefit approved to start with the 2020/2021 academic year mirrors the EAP program with deadlines and process. The member will submit an application to their unit by June each year for the upcoming fall, spring, and summer semesters (there is also no MFEP for the winter session).

The student should submit a VA Enrollment Certification document to the Registrar's Office Certifying Office each semester and notify them if there are any changes in enrollment.

The Office of Student Accounts will receive a roster of approved students about one month prior to the start of a semester or session. Late applicants may not be on the roster for some time. Amounts will be approved as a part-time student or a full-time student. These amounts will never cover a full tuition & fees billing. Student soldiers must apply with their education unit by June 30 for the next Fall, Spring, and Summer (there is no Winter EAP benefit). Questions may be directed to the Director of Student Accounts. These are added as pending no sooner than August 1st for the Fall semesters.

Chapter 31 - Veteran's with Service-connected disabilities - The Office of Student Accounts is notified of the student's eligibility when the students counselor with the VA creates a Purchase Order for them in a system called Tungsten. Using this Purchase Order, the Office of Student Accounts will add pending aid to the students MyKU account so that they do not have to pay the tuition, fees or inclusive access portion of their bill; housing and meals would be due by the student by the assigned due date. 

Eligible students must also complete a VA Enrollment Certification with the Registrar's Office.  After Add/Drop, the Office of Student Accounts will invoice for the funds and once received will be disbursed to the students account.

This is financial assistance some Reserve or Guard members may be entitled to. This assistance is mailed home and therefore KU is unable to defer any of the costs/charges by these funding amounts.

Previously students had to choose if they wanted to use TA or 1606 for each course.  Students may now use these benefits concurrently (at the same time) as long as they are greater than half time.  If the student is less than half time - they must select one benefit or the other. 

This is financial assistance is for Veterans’ and Service-members’ dependents, spouses and surviving spouses who have been found eligible by the Regional Processing Office (RPO). This assistance is mailed home and therefore KU is unable to defer any of the costs/charges by these funding amounts.

These scholarships are awarded by the Army. The Office of Student Accounts is notified of these and they are added to the student's Financial Aid package and reported as a scholarship. The students have obligations to enter information and classes into Go Army Ed in order for the ROTC to approve and Kutztown University to certify.