Other Programs
Veterans Administration
The Veterans Administration offers several educational benefit programs, including:
- Noncontributory GI Bill®
- Contributory GI Bill®
- National Guard and Reservists
- Vocational Rehabilitation, and
- Survivors' and Dependents Education
Contact: The Department of Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 66830
St. Louis, MO 63166,
Telephone number: 1-888-442-4551
GI Bill® is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) registered trademark. The official U.S. government website is https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill, which offers more information about education benefits offered by VA.
Michigan Army National Guard Continuing Education System
The eligibility criteria stipulate that you must be a Guard member who enlists, re-enlists, or extends enlistment for six years. Ten years is the length of time allowed to use these benefits.
Contact: The Michigan Department of Military Affairs
ATTN: Ed Opportunities
2500 S. Washington Ave.,
Lansing, MI 48913-5101
Telephone number: (517) 483-5500 or (313) 483-5519.
Michigan National Guard Educational Benefits for Dependents
The eligibility criteria stipulate that you must be:
- A student between the ages of 16 and 22;
- A child of a member of the Michigan National Guard who was killed on active state service, or died from other causes during active state service, or was
- Disabled after active service as a result of such service.
Contact: The Michigan Department of Military Affairs
2500 S. Washington Ave
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 373-5500
Michigan War Orphan Act
The eligibility criteria stipulate that you must be a child between the ages of 16 and 22 of a Michigan veteran who has died, or was or is disabled due to service incurred causes, or listed as missing in action. You may receive up to thirty-six months of full-time benefits, or until age 23, whichever comes first.
Contact: The Michigan Veterans Trust Fund Board of Trustees
611 W. Ottawa P.O. Box 30026
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone number: (517) 373-3130.
