The Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of veterans who are permanently disabled due to a service-related condition or eligible dependents of veterans who died while on active duty or due to a service-related condition.
VA education benefits help Veterans, service members, and their qualified family members with needs like paying college tuition, finding the right school or training program, and getting career counseling. Learn how to apply for and manage the education and training benefits you've earned.
Veterans who are rated 100% due to service connected disability or in receipt of 100% compensation due to a grant of individual unemployability are entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the Veteran's residence homestead.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill This is the most widely used GI Bill option, providing up to full college tuition for public and in-state schools plus more than $25,000 per year at private or foreign schools.
For students that are 100% eligible under the Post 9/11 GI Bill®, the VA's current tuition and fees cap for the 2023 - 2024 academic year is $27,120.05. The tuition and fees cap of $27,120.05 is for the entire academic year, NOT semester, and is based on each student's eligibility percentage.
State Tuition Assistance is a program that pays up to a certain amount per semester hour for tuition and authorized fees. That amount is determined by the Texas National Guard. Please contact your Education Officer to find out about tuition assistance programs through your unit.