Student Financial Assistance

Priorioty Registration for Summer 2011 is 03/14/11. In order to have your classes certified to VA by the first day of the Summer 2011 semester, your Certification Request Form must be turned in by the Priority Deadline of 04/1/11. Certification Request forms turned in after the Priority Deadline will be processed in the order they are received.

Priority Registration for Fall 2011 is 04/13/11. In order to have your classes certified to VA by the first day of the Fall 2011 semester, your Certification Request Form must be turned in by the Priority Deadline of 07/01/11. Certification Request forms turned in after the Priority Deadline will be processed in the order they are received.

Applications for a VA Work Study position are now being accepted in our office. Need someone for the summer 2011 semester(s). Student must be at least three-quarter time with VA. Call 270-745-3732 for more information.

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.

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.

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 317
Phone: 1-270-745-3732 (option 3)
Fax: 1-270-745-6586
Email: va.questions@wku.edu

Remembrance Day National Roll Call

A memorial service to pay tribute to our fallen military men and women

WKU faculty, staff and students will read the names of all U.S. soldiers that have died in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 10 years.

The names of Kentucky’s war fatalities will be read starting around 3 p.m. There will be designated readers but audience members can participate in the readings upon request.

November 11, 2011
9 a.m – 3:30 p.m.
Mass Media & Technology Hall - Auditorium
Western Kentucky University
Free of Charge
Everyone Is Welcome

WKU Sponsors: Veterans Upward Bound, ROTC, Military Science Department, Military Student Services Office, Veterans Affairs Office, Student Veterans Alliance

Student Veterans Alliance of WKU

SVA membership is open to all students and alumni of Western Kentucky University. Those who are also currently serving in the U.S. Military, including veterans' spouses and children who are enrolled, veterans of any era or have an interest in student veteran issues.

For more information, contact Arthur Petersen at 270-766-3383. You can visit their website at: www.wku.edu/sva .

Assistance for Gulf War Veterans

Western Kentucky University ’s Acquired Brain Injury Resource Program is dedicated to help those with traumatic brain injury to stay in school, be successful in the classroom, and to offer information about recovery from brain injury. The program has received special funding to help veterans of the Gulf War who have suffered head injuries and who are interested in taking on-line courses through WKU or any other university. Assistance is available to help purchase computer equipment, internet services and technical support for those who qualify. For more information contact Dr. Richard Dressler at (270) 745-2520, or email him at: richard.dressler@wku.edu.

There are several scholarships that available for veterans and their dependents. You can visit our scholarship page for more information.

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)

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