Nevada Joint Union
High School District

If you are a dependent of a California military veteran, you may qualify for a tuition fee waiver under the California College Fee Waiver program (formerly known as Cal Vet Program).  

You may qualify for all resident tuition & fees for a public school or the higher of the actual tuition & fees or $17,500 per academic year for a private school under the Post 9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program.  Institutions that voluntarily enter into a Yellow Ribbon Agreement with the VA choose the amount of tuition and fees that will be contributed. VA will match that amount and issue payment directly to the institution.  Only veterans entitled to the maximum benefit rate (based on service requirements) or their designated transferees may receive this funding. Active duty service members and their spouses are not eligible for this program (child transferees of active duty service members may be eligible if the service member is qualified at the 100% rate).  Therefore, you may be eligible if:

• You served an aggregate period of active duty after September 10, 2001, of at least 36 months;
• You were honorably discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability, and you served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001;
• You are a dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill based on a veteran’s service under the eligibility criteria listed above.

 You may also qualify for the GI Survivors and Dependents Assistance (DEA) for eligible military dependents.  The program offers up to 45 months of education benefits. These benefits may be used for degree and certificate programs, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training. Effective October 1, 2013, some DEA beneficiaries may be eligible for 81 months of GI Bill benefits if they are eligible for more than one education benefit. 

For Veterans Education Benefits and/or Chapter 35, the application forms in VONAPP are now available on www.vets.gov and www.ebenefits.va.gov.