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Steps to Apply for GI Bill Monthly Benefits

  1. Apply for VA benefits on-line at www.gibill.va.gov
    1. Click on Veterans On-Line Application (VONAPP), log in, and choose one of these options:
      • Complete VA Form 22-1990 (Application for VA Benefits)
      • Complete VA Form 22-5490 (Dependents’ Application for VA Benefits) if dependent, not Post 9/11 transfer
      • Complete VA Form 22-1990e (Application for Family Member to Use Transferred Benefits), complete after DoD has approved Post 9/11 transfer benefits to your family member.
      • Complete VA Form 28-1900, Disabled Veteran’s Application for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
    2. Print the page confirming submission of application
  2. Send email to vavets@ualr.edu informing us of the following:
    • VA Chapter applied for
    • Confirmation Number of Application
    • Term you plan to begin
    • UALR ID# or last 4 digits of Social Security Number and date of birth
  3. If approved for VA educational benefits, forward a copy of the approval to the UALR Office of Veterans Affairs.
    • All chapters, except Chapter 31 Voc Rehab, your approval will be a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) received by mail from the VA Regional Office.
    • Chapter 31 Voc Rehab students, have your Voc Rehab counselor submit Form 28-1905 to our office.

    Documents may be submitted by email to vavets@ualr.edu or by fax to (501) 683-7055.

  4. Register for classes. Refer to the Registration Pocket Guide for registration dates: http://ualr.edu/registration/index.php/home/miscellaneous-information/registration-pocket-guides/ .
  5. Submit a UALR VA Certification Request Form (CRF). The form is available online at http://ualr.edu/admissions/VACert.php . You should do this after you are fairly certain that your selection of classes is final. If you submit a CRF and then change classes, you will have to resubmit another CRF.

    The CRF will allow the UALR Office of Veterans Affairs to A) confirm your registration in UALR’s internal confirmation process, and B) release your information, as required, to the Veterans Regional Office.

    The form may be submitted on or after the dates indicated below:

    Fall: July 1
    Spring: November 15
    Summer: April 15

    NOTE: You must submit a separate CRF for each summer term of enrollment. The Veterans Regional Office defines full-time enrollment in a single summer term as follows:

    Summer I (10-week term): 7 or more hours
    Summer II (5-week term): 4 or more hours
    Summer IV (5 week term): 4 or more hours


    If you are enrolled in both Summer I AND the Summer II or Summer IV terms, the credit hours from the 10-week and 5-week terms are added together during the overlapping period(s) to calculate your eligibility.

  6. Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Students:

    Please note that in addition to the above items, you must have Voc Rehab counselor send Form 28-1905 to the UALR Office of Veterans Affairs. The form may be faxed to 501.683.7055 or emailed to vavets@ualr.edu .

  7. If you decide not to attend UALR for any term, you must withdraw from all classes through the UALR Office of Records and Registration by 4:00 pm at the end of the 100% refund period by the specific date(s) per term to receive a full adjustment of charges. Not attending class does not remove this obligation; if you are registered, you are liable for charges. These dates and more information are located at www.ualr.edu/bursar .

    Other GI Bill Monthly Benefits Eligibility Policies and Considerations:

  8. The Veterans Regional Office will not pay for the following:
    1. a course that does not pertain to the degree you are seeking
    2. on-line developmental (remedial) courses
    3. a course already passed at an acceptable level at UALR or any other school — (Check with your advisor: a grade of “D” may be an acceptable grade for your degree requirement.)
  9. UALR reports regularly to the Veterans Regional Office. If any of the following actions result in your having been paid more than what you are eligible for, you may have to repay the amount in excess of your eligibility:
    1. dropped class
    2. term withdrawal
    3. NC (no-credit) grade in a non-developmental course
    4. non-attendance grade (grade of F)
    5. incomplete grade that is subsequently replaced with a NC (no-credit) grade
  10. UALR also reports the following information to the Veterans Regional Office:
    1. academic probation
    2. suspension
    3. graduation
  11. Undergraduate students who have 60 or more Overall Earned Hours must have a declared major in BOSS.
  12. Post-Baccalaureate and Graduate students must have a declared major in BOSS.

Apply for Admission

You may apply for admission online: https://apply.ualr.edu . There is a $40 non-refundable application fee.

Apply for Federal Financial Aid

If you wish to apply for federal assistance (Pell Grant, Stafford Loans, etc.), in addition to your veterans educational benefits, apply on-line at www.fafsa.gov. Use last year’s financial information and the UALR School Code is 001101.

Updated 4.26.2012