GI Bill 2024 Payment Rates

Here are the GI Bill (Chapter 33) payment rates for the 2024-2025 academic year (Aug. 1, 2024-July 31, 2025). Maximum amounts with prorated eligibility percentages are listed below from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ website.

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Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) Payment Rates for 2024-2025 Academic Year (Aug. 1, 2024-July 31, 2025)

Maximum Tuition and Fee Reimbursement Per 2024-2025 Academic Year

Type of School	Maximum Reimbursement
Public school	All tuition and fee payments for an in-state student
Private or foreign school	Up to $28,937.09 per academic year national maximum
Non-college degree-granting institutions	Actual net costs for in-state tuition and fees, not to exceed $28,937.09 during the academic year
Vocational flight schools	The actual net costs, not to exceed $16,535.46 per academic year
Correspondence schools	The actual net costs, not to exceed $14,055.13 per academic year
National testing programs, licensing and certification tests	Reimbursed up to $2,000 per test. Entitlement will be charged one month for every $2,414.18 paid to you rounded to the nearest non-zero whole month; this means even low-cost tests are charged one month of entitlement per test.

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Type of School	Books/Supplies Stipend Eligibility	Rural Benefit Eligibility	MHA Eligibility
Public School	Yes	Yes	Yes
Private or foreign school	Yes	Yes	Yes
Online school	Yes	Yes	Yes
Noncollege degree-granting institutions	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vocational flight schools	No	No	No
Correspondence schools	No	No	No
Apprenticeship/On-the-job training	Yes	No	No

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Apprenticeship and On-the-job Training

Training Period	Monthly Rate
First six months of training	100% of your applicable MHA
Second six months of training	80% of your applicable MHA
Third six months of training	60% of your applicable MHA
Fourth six months of training	40% of your applicable MHA
Remaining pursuit of training	20% of your applicable MHA

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Tiered Prorated Eligibility

Member Serves	Percentage of Maximum Benefit Payalbe
At least 36 months	100%
At least 30 continuous days on active duty and must be discharged due to service-connected disability	100%
At least 30 months, but fewer than 36 months	90%
At least 24 months, but fewer than 30 months	80%
At least 18 months, but fewer than 24 months	70%
At least 12 months, but fewer than 18 months	60%
At least six months, but fewer than 12 months	50%
At least 90 days, but fewer than six months	40%

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Type of School	MHA Rate
Foreign school	$2,355.00
Schools in U.S. territories	E-5 with dependents overseas housing allowance (OHA) rate for school location if attending in person
Exclusively online training (no classroom instruction)	$1,177.50
Attending classes at ½ time or less	Not payable
Active-duty trainee (or transferee spouse of service member)	Not payable

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Payment	Recipient
Tuition and fees	School/institution
Monthly Housing Allowance (aka BAH)	You
Books/supplies stipend	You
One-time rural benefit	You

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Apprenticeships and OJT may also receive books and supply stipends.* Chart applies to those who served on active duty after Sept. 10, 2001, and received an honorable discharge.** Full benefit qualification is for a veteran who has served at least three years of active duty after Sept. 10, 2001. See here for Monthly Housing Rates (aka BAH).

Post-9/11 books and supplies stipend: The books and supplies stipend is up to $1,000 annually, paid proportionately based on enrollment.

Rural benefit: A one-time payment of $500 may be payable to individuals relocating from highly rural areas if they reside in a county with six persons or less per square mile (as determined by the most recent decennial census). They must also either physically relocate at least 500 miles to attend an educational institution or travel by air to physically attend an educational institution where no other land-based transportation exists.

Post-9/11 GI Bill payment schedule: Payments are generally made and deposited at the beginning of the month. There are no exact dates, and they can vary slightly due to weekends and holidays. Payments are made for the prior month of enrollment, so if you’re enrolled in January, you’ll receive payment for January at the beginning of February. There can also be a delay in payments starting, but payments should be consistent once the process starts.

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