1. Contact a Department of Veterans Affairs counselor at 1-888-442-4551 to discuss your education benefits.

2. Complete the online GI Bill application.

3. Optional: if you are electing Post 9/11 GI Bills benefits and believe you are 100% eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP), please complete and submit the GW Request for Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP) Form.  This form may be submitted online through the GWeb Information System by going to the Veteran Menu in "Student Records and Registration" and selecting “Yellow Ribbon Program Request.” YRP participants should submit this GW YRP form each year of attendance.

4. Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to see if you qualify for additional student aid.  Check with the Office of Student Financial Assistance for aid eligibility.

5. Once you have received the “Certificate of Eligibility” letter from the VA, submit it to the GW Office of Military and Veteran Student Services.

6. Register for courses.

7. As soon as you register for courses, be sure to complete your Request for Certification through the GWeb Information System by going to the Veteran Menu in "Student Records and Registration" and selecting “Veteran Certification Request.” The GW Request for Certification Form can also be submitted as the paper form to our office by being scanned an eimailed or brought directly to our office.  

8. Veteran education benefits are certified on a semesterly basis – be sure to complete the GW Request for Certification Form each semester through GWeb.

9. If you change the number of credits that you have registered for, you will also need to complete a new GW Request for Certification Form through GWeb.

Note: If you have used VA education benefits previously at another university, you must complete VA Form 22-1995 (Request for Change of Program or Place of Training) through VONAPP (Veterans Online Application).