Federal Education Benefits for Veterans and Service Members
For questions about GI Bill® and other federal education benefits, call 888-442-4551 or visit benefits.va.gov/gibill.
Federal Benefit Programs:
Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty (since 1985)
Chapter 31: Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
Chapter 32: Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)
Chapter 33: Post-9/11 GI Bill®
Chapter 34: Older version of Chapter 31 (no longer active)
Chapter 35: Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) Program
Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill® – Selected Reserve
Chapter 1607: Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
Illinois State Benefits
For information about state education benefits, contact the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) at 1-800-899-4722 or visit isac.org.
State Programs:
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant
Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG)
POW/MIA Scholarships
For spouses and dependents of service members who are Prisoners of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA), call 1-217-782-6641 for information about scholarship eligibility.
