Prior Recipients

If you have collected VA education benefits as a civilian and are continuing in the same benefits program, it will not be necessary for you to reapply for benefits. Simply drop by the MSU-Bozeman Veteran Support Center after registering for classes and request certification for VA Education Benefits. You may need to request a new Certificate of Eligibility from the VA or bring an older one with you.

New Applicants

If you are a new VA education benefits applicant, you collected benefits only while on active duty, or you are applying for benefits under a program different from that which you used in the past, you must complete an Application for Education Benefits, VA Form 22-1990 on the Department of Veterans Affairs website at va.gov.

If you have already completed an application and have received a Certificate of Eligibility, bring it to the Veteran Support Center upon your arrival to MSU.

New Students

For forms/information, please email us or visit the office. vets@montana.edu or call 406-994-3661. Our intake forms can requested at any time an sent to you via email or hard copies will be available in the office at all times. Students must be registered for their classes for these forms to be processed so please ensure this is completed prior to requesting them.

Students utilizing Chapter 31, 33, or 35, or Members of the Montana National Guard are eligible for in-state tuition rates, this will be applied as we process students paperwork but please check with our staff if you meet one of these conditions and have not seen your tuition rates change if they were previously out-of-state.

Certificates/Letters of Eligibility are to be provided to the Veteran Support Center by the end of a student's first semester at the university in order to be processed for any farther semesters usage of benefits.

In order to receive monthly education benefits while enrolled in classes at MSU-Bozeman, student's enrollment must be certified each term by the Certifying Official in the MSU-Bozeman Veterans Support Center.  Students using benefits must notify the Veteran Support Center each term they intend to attend classes via a 'returning student form' that can be acquired by coming into the Veteran Support Center. Students may request this form via email.