Student Financial Assistance

Dont' forget to turn in your Certification Request Form AFTER you register for classes. You can submit it online at: www.wku.edu/finaid/vaforms.htm..

If you want to apply for your GI Bill or Dependent VA education benefits, you need to contact the VA Office at WKU at 270-745-3732.

Students currently using VA benefits, if you wish to set up direct deposit, you can call 1-888-442-4551 for Chapters 30, 1606 or 1607 and 1-877-838-2778 for Chapter 31.

For information on REAP - Chapter 1607 you can go to www.gibill.va.gov.htm and click on questions and answers.

REAP participants who separated from the Selected Reserve after completing their service contract under other than dishonorable conditions are now eligible for REAP benefits for 10 years after they are separated from the Selected Reserves. For more information go to www.gibill.va.gov/NDAA2008d.html..

MGIB-Selected Reserve members who are involuntarily separated from the Selected Reserve due to the deactivation of his or her unit is now eligible for MGIB-SR for a period of 14 years from their original date of eligibility. For more information go to www.gibill.va.gov/NDAA2008e.html..

Email Veterans Affairs Office at WKU.

Honoring All Those Who Served!

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Welcome to Veterans Affairs at Western Kentucky University!

Veterans Affairs at WKU does not work for the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). The office serves as a liason between WKU student veterans and dependents and the DVA. We assist students with the processing of VA forms for DVA educational benefits, advise students about certain procedural requirements, and certify enrollment of veterans and dependents to the DVA. Student entitlement is based on VA regulations. Monthly payment is determined by the number of credit hours for which that student is enrolled. The VA Coordinator also closely monitors each veteran's enrollment status and academic program according to DVA guidelines.

The Veterans Affairs office at WKU strives to meet the DVA goal of "Putting Veterans First."

As a veteran, you may be entitled to education benefits. Eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Office of Veterans Affairs at WKU is located in the Financial Aid Office in Potter Hall on the third floor.

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Potter Hall, Room 337
Phone: 1-270-745-3732 (option 3)
Fax: 1-270-745-6586
Email: va.questions@wku.edu

Student Financial Assistance
317 Potter Hall
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11018
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1018
Phone: 270-745-2755
Fax: 270-745-6586

Email: va.questions@wku.edu
(Due to the large volume of emails currently received by our office, it may be at least 24 hours before a response is sent)