Veterans' Tuition Rates Available
Qualifying veterans can:
- Attend Northern tuition free if they're residents of South Dakota! (fees may apply)
- Receive a tuition waiver for face-to-face campus courses
- Receive a discounted rate for online courses
Checklists
VA education benefits are authorized to veterans and qualified dependents under specific chapters of Title 38, U.S. Code. Benefits can be received from only one VA educational chapter at a time, even if there is eligibility under multiple chapters.
contact us
If you have questions about your benefits, please contact:
Registrar’s Office
VA Certifying Official Carlee Miller
Dacotah Hall 103
1200 S. Jay St.
Aberdeen, S.D. 57401
Phone: 605-626-2545
Fax: 605-626-2587
Email: vaoffice@northern.edu
Order Military Documents
JST - Joint Services Transcripts
Community College of the Air Force Transcript
Education Benefits for Veterans & Military
Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB-AD/Chapter 30)
Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR/Chapter 1606)
VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Chapter 31)
Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP/Chapter 1607)
State/Territory Benefits - South Dakota
Military Tuition Assistance General Information
Military Tuition Assistance - How to Apply:
EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA/Chapter 35)
State/Territory Benefits - South Dakota
Transfer of Entitlement (TOE) of Post 9/11 GI Bill Ch. 33 (For spouse and children)
MyCAA Program (Spouse of active duty)
Army Spouse Education Assistance
Coast Guard Education Assistance
Air Force Aid Society Arnold Grant (For spouse and children)
Fry Scholarship (Children of those killed in action after 9/11)
Scholarships
NorthAmerican.com Military Scholarship
Federal Student Aid/military scholarships
Fisher House Foundation - for children of military members
Tillman Foundation Scholarship - for service members
AFCEA War Veterans Scholarship
Folds of Honor - for spouses and children of military members
Grad School for Military Veterans
Allied.com Military Scholarship
Apply for educational benefits
The following information will be required to process your VA educational benefits through the NSU Veterans Affairs Office:
Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR/Chapter 1606)
- Army/Air National Guard/Reserve
New applicants and transfer students may apply at va.gov.
Then, submit the following documentation to the school certifying official at the Registrar’s Office in Dacotah Hall 103:
- Copy of DD-214
- Copy of NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility)
- Copy of Kicker Contract if eligible
- Completed NSU Veteran Information Sheet
- And, order your Joint Services Transcript
APPLICANTS UNDER CHAPTER 1607 (REAP)
- Army/Air National Guard/Reserve who were activated at least 90 days after Sept. 11, 2001
New applicants and transfer students may apply at va.gov.
Then, submit the following documentation to the school certifying official at the Registrar’s Office in Dacotah Hall 103:
- Copy of DD-214
- Copy of NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility)
- Copy of Kicker Contract if eligible
- Completed NSU Veteran Information Sheet
- And, order your Joint Services Transcript
Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty (MGIB-AD/Chapter 30)
- Active Duty
New applicants and transfer students may apply at va.gov.
Then, submit the following documentation to the school certifying official at the Registrar’s Office in Dacotah Hall 103:
- Copy of DD-214
- Copy of Kicker Contract if eligible
- Copy of Certificate of Eligibility
- Completed NSU Veteran Information Sheet
- And, order your Joint Services Transcript
Vocational Rehab and Employment Services (VRE/Chapter 31)
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Contact the regional office in Sioux Falls: 605-333-6845
- Provide NSU with 28-1905
- Complete the NSU Veteran Information Sheet
- Order your Joint Services Transcript
Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33 and Yellow Ribbon Program)
- Individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after Sept. 11, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days
New applicants and transfer students may apply at va.gov.
Then, submit the following documentation to the school certifying official at the Registrar’s Office in Dacotah Hall 103:
- Copy of DD-214
- Copy of NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility) if needed
- Copy of Kicker Contract if eligible
- Copy of Certificate of Eligibility
- Completed NSU Veteran Information Sheet
- If not a South Dakota resident, completed Application for Resident Status
- And, order your Joint Services Transcript
Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA/Chapter 35)
- Survivors/dependents of U.S. military veterans
New applicants and transfer students may apply at va.gov.
Then, submit the following documentation to the school certifying official at the Registrar’s Office in Dacotah Hall 103:
- Copy of Certificate of Eligibility
- Completed NSU Veteran Information Sheet
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
