1. Veterans and Military
Servicemembers Education
Benefits
Post-Secondary
Education
Veterans and Military Servicemembers and their
family members may qualify for education benefits,
on the job training, and licensing/test
reimbursements. Eligible Illinois Veterans and their Technical Schools
families can also take advantage of Illinois State &
Veterans Education Benefits. On-the-Job Training

2. Sources on Education Benefits
The following sources were created to provide Military Servicemembers and
Veterans information about education, training and testing benefits.
Active Duty
• Tuition and testing National Guard
Reimbursement • Transition Assistance
• Transition Assistance Programs Programs
• The VA’s GI Bill Website: Includes • National Guard Tuition
information on the GI Bill and Assistance
other VA administered education • School Veterans Certifying
programs. Officer
• Chain of Command: Ask a • Chain of Command: Ask a
supervisor about training and supervisor about training
education opportunities. and education
opportunities.
Military Reserves Veterans
• Transition Assistance Programs • The VA’s GI Bill Website :
• The VA’s GI Bill Website: Includes Includes information on
information on the MGIB-SR program veterans education
and compares reserve programs to programs, training
the Post 9/11 GI Bill. programs , and testing
• School Veterans Certifying Officer reimbursement.
• Chain of Command: Ask a supervisor • School Veterans Certifying
about training and education Officer
opportunities. • Check State Veterans
Administration Page for
potential benefits.

3. Illinois Veterans Education Benefits
Illinois Veterans Grant. The Illinois Veterans Grant (IVG) provides
eligible Illinois veterans a four year tuition waiver for any level of
higher education.
The Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver. The University of Illinois
awards a limited number of tuition waivers to children of Illinois
veterans who served in a recognized conflict period (i.e., World
War II, the Korean Conflict, the Southwest Asia Conflict,
Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom).