The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a worksheet explaining when benefits under the new GI Bill can be used for overseas study. The guidance states that GI Bill funds can be used to pay for study abroad only if it is a mandatory part of a student’s academic program and that the benefits cannot be used to pay third-party study-abroad providers, among other rules. The Institute of International Education, which has pressed for GI Bill money to be available for overseas study, called the clarification “helpful.”
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One Response to Government Clarifies Rules on GI Bill Payments for Study Abroad
agoodman - June 25, 2010 at 4:26 pm
It is our understanding that while the GI Bill cannot cover fees specific to study abroad except in limited cases, it can indeed cover tuition, general fees, and comparable housing expenses for enrollment in courses abroad in some instances, as spelled out in the fact sheet posted on the VA website at: http://www.gibill.va.gov/documents/post_911_study_abroad_fact_sheet.pdf. Allan Goodman, President and CEO, Institute of International Education