Military Grant-in-Aid Form

You must complete this form each semester that you plan to take courses through Penn State World Campus and wish to receive Military Grant-in-Aid. You must complete the form either prior to the start of the semester or within seven days of registering, if you register within the drop/add period.

  • Active-duty service members, guard, and reserve for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their spouses (individual Ready Reserve and inactive National Guard are not eligible)
  • Applicable to all undergraduate programs and undergraduate courses offered by Penn State World Campus
  • You, or your spouse, must be serving in the military at some point during the semester in which you are registering
  • Service members and/or spouses electing to use their GI Bill® education benefits (Chapters 30, 31, 33, and 35) or any other Penn State Grant-in-Aid are not eligible
  • Service members electing to use their Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606) benefits are eligible to use Military Grant-in-Aid along with those benefits

To request Military Grant-in-Aid, you must submit this form and your military service, or your spouse’s military service, must be verified.

Service Members

In this form, you will provide contact information for a military official who can verify your service.

You will receive confirmation of your form submission, and the military official you provided will receive an email request to verify your service.

After the military official verifies your service, you will receive a confirmation email and your form will be submitted to the Penn State World Campus Military Educational Benefits Office for processing.

Spouses of Service Members

In this form, you will provide contact information for your spouse, who must be a service member.

You will receive confirmation of your form submission, and your spouse will receive an email request to approve your form. Your spouse will also need to provide contact information for a military official who can verify your spouse’s service.

After your spouse approves your form, the military official will receive an email request to verify your spouse’s service.

After the military official verifies your spouse’s service, you will receive a confirmation email and your form will be submitted to the Penn State World Campus Military Educational Benefits Office for processing. 

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Military Grant-in-Aid Student Application

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