Applying Ch 1606 

You can apply online via VA Form 22-1990 (if you have already applied skip this step).

You do not need sign in to start your application. If you do not sign in, you must complete your application as it will not save any progress. You may first create an ID.me or Login.gov account. Logging in will save your application progress. If you have not used your education benefits, complete the Form 22-1990

If you are the veteran/service member/reservist and have not used your education benefits, complete Form 22-1990

 Save a copy of the confirmation page and email it to us at mvrc@uwf.edu. Example of required form:

Form 22-1990

This is the confirmation page page provided at the end of the application. Email it to us at mvrc@uwf.edu. Example of the required form: 

 We will also need a copy of your Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE), which is part of your reserve contract. Example of required form:

Note: You Notice of Basic Eligibility (DD Form 2384-1) is obtained from your unit. Your unit will also code your eligibility into the Department of Defense (DoD) personnel system so the VA can verify it. 

Certificate of Eligibility (COE)

You will receive this document in the mail a few months after completing the application. We will need a copy for our records, send it to mvrc@uwf.edu.  

Register for Courses

(if you have already registered skip this step)

You will need to meet with your academic advisor to get registered for classes.  After registering for classes, you will need to upgrade your MYUWF account to full access.  To do this, type My account in the search bar of your MYUWF account.  Click on Upgrade.  This can be done at least 2 hours after registering for classes.  Once the account has been updated, click the log out button.  Once you log back into your account, you will have full access.  For additional information on this, go to:  https://confluence.uwf.edu/display/public/Upgrading+your+MyUWF+account+to+a+full-access+ArgoNet+account 

VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF)

-You will need to fill this form out through your MyUWF account after you have registered for classes. This form needs to be completed every semester and any time your class schedule changes.  To locate the form, type VA enrollment certification form in the search bar of your MyUWF account.

Monthly Enrollment Verification

To receive your monthly housing, you must verify your enrollment at the end of each month of enrollment. You can verify your enrollment online by following this link: https://www.va.gov/education/verify-school-enrollment.

Select 'For Montgomery GI Bill Benefits'

Sign in with your existing ID.me or Login.gov account. If you don’t have either of these accounts, you can create a free ID.me account or Login.gov account now.

Monthly Pay Rate

• Chapter 1606 (Reserve GI Bill) students will be responsible for making all payments to the school for tuition & fees, housing fees, and meal plans. The VA will send their funding directly to the account listed when the VA application is completed. 
  • Ch. 1606 students are eligible for a deferment each semester which may be requested when completing their VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF). 
  • Be advised, deferments will only defer tuition costs. Any outstanding housing fees and meal plans will be the students responsibility to pay. A payment plan will need to be set up, read more here: https://uwf.edu/finance-and-administration/departments/controllers-office/student-accounts-and-cashier/tuition-and-fees/payment-plan/
• Monthly rate vary depending on training time enrollment, read on training time requirement for VA Benefits and deferment dates here: https://uwf.edu/academic-affairs/departments/military-veteran-resource-center/tuition--funding/training-time-requirements-for-va-benefits/
• To find your benefit rate, go to: https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool
  • Type West Florida and select University of West Florida

• • Under 'Which GI Bill benefit do you want to use?' select 'Reserve GI Bill (Ch. 1606). Military Status '
    
    
    
    
    
  • Then select 'School costs and calendar' under Enrolled select your training time

• • On the right hand side, under Housing Allowance would be your expected Monthly Rate

Application for Ch 31 Benefits

You can apply online, Careers And Employment | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)(if you have already applied skip this step)

Once you complete form 28-1900. Meet with your VR&E Counselor for entitlement determination and plan development.

Purchase Order/Authorization

Veterans who have applied and met with their VR&E Counselors will have authorization to attend UWF. Your CH31 Counselor will send the PO authorization to UWF and Follett.  Meet with your academic advisor to register for classes.

Register for Courses 

(if you have already registered skip this step)

Meet with your academic advisor to get registered for classes. Ensure to register for courses listed under the approved program listed in Purchase Order/Authorization.  After registering for classes, you will need to upgrade your MYUWF account to full access.  To do this, type My account in your search bar on my.uwf.edu account.  Click on Upgrade.  This can be done at least 2 hours after registering for classes.  Once the account has been updated, click the log-out button.  Once you log back into your account, you will have full access.  For additional information on this, go to:  https://confluence.uwf.edu/display/public/Upgrading+your+MyUWF+account+to+a+full-access+ArgoNet+account 

NOTE: Minors must be approved by your VR&E Counselor. Connect with them to ensure it is authorized and authorization has been provided to MVRC. 

 VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF)

You will need to fill the ECF out through your my.uwf.edu account after you have registered for classes. The ECF must be completed every semester and whenever your class schedule changes.  To locate the form, type VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF) in the search bar of your  my.uwf.edu account.  We cannot submit your certification to the VA until we receive this form from you.

Residency

If you are a non-Florida resident and living in the State of Florida, your residency status will be changed to temporary resident by the Registrar’s Office once we receive the documentation from your CH31 counselor and the VSOC adds your name to the CH31 in-state residency list.

Parking Permit/Pass

Your parking permit is paid for by the VA. Once your classes have been certified by our office, the VSOC adds your name to the parking permit list.  You can then proceed to Parking Services in Bldg. 20W, Room 151 to get your permit.  Tell them you are a VA VR&E student and you have been added to the list. You will need to provide the make, model and tag # of your vehicle. Your permit will be issued to you.  The permit expires September 30th of every year.  You are responsible to get a new permit every year.  You will remain on the list until you graduate and/or you are no longer in the VR&E program.

UWF Student ID Card

Once your classes have been certified, you can go to Bldg. 20W to get your ID card at the VA's expense.  Inform them that you are a VA Vocational Rehabilitation Student.

Books and Supplies

The VA pays for tuition, fees, books, and supplies. Once we certify your classes, you will be able to get your books from the UWF bookstore. If you have not been provided with the bookstore procedures, please see the VSOC.

Ordering Your Books: Visit uwfshop.com to add your books to the cart. Specify your preferred format (digital, mailed, or store pickup).

Receiving your Books:  After placing your order, you can visit the Bookstore in person with your UWF ID to pick up your books. If you do not have a physical ID card, you may present your 970# and Driver's License. 

If you require your books to be mailed, you will need to send an email to bookstorevoucher@uwf.edu to request assistance with your order. In the email, you will need to include the following information: 
Subject line Chapter 31 VR&E book order
In the email:
UWF 970#,
First and Last Name
Your phone number so they can contact you if they have questions
Your Shipping Address 

Provide VA Information: When contacting or visiting the Bookstore, inform them that you are using VR&E Chapter 31 and that your order was placed through UWFShop.com. The staff will assist you in processing your order, which may involve locating your books while you are present, so please be patient.

Receipt and Access Code: If you ordered a digital book, the PIN for the access code will be included on your receipt. Be sure to keep the receipt or take a photo of the PIN for future reference.

Applying for VA STEM Scholarship

You can apply online via VA Form 22-10203 (if you have already applied skip this step)

When applying for the Rogers STEM Scholarship you scroll to the bottom of the page from the link above provided and start your application without signing in. If you do not sign in, you must complete your application as it will not save any progress. You may first create an ID.me or Login.gov account. Logging in will save your application progress.

 Save a copy of the confirmation page and email it to us at mvrc@uwf.edu.

Certificate of Eligibility (COE)

You will receive this document in the mail a few months after completing the application. We will need a copy for our records.  Please send it to mvrc@uwf.edu.  

Register for Courses 

(if you have already registered skip this step)

Meet with your academic advisor to get registered for classes. Ensure to register for courses listed under the approved program listed in your COE.  After registering for classes, you will need to upgrade your MYUWF account to full access.  To do this, type My account in your search bar on my.uwf.edu account.  Click on Upgrade.  This can be done at least 2 hours after registering for classes.  Once the account has been updated, click the log-out button.  Once you log back into your account, you will have full access.  For additional information on this, go to:  https://confluence.uwf.edu/display/public/Upgrading+your+MyUWF+account+to+a+full-access+ArgoNet+account 

VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF)

You will need to fill the ECF out through your my.uwf.edu account after you have registered for classes. The ECF must be completed every semester and whenever your class schedule changes.  To locate the form, type VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF) in the search bar of your  my.uwf.edu account.  We cannot submit your certification to the VA until we receive this form from you.

Monthly Enrollment Verification

All Chapter 33 students are required to verify their enrollment with the VA at the end of each month to continue receiving your Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA).  This can be done by calling GI Bill Customer Service monthly via email or text.  The VA strongly recommends using text messaging as a simple, quick, and safe option for verifying enrollment to receive your MHA uninterrupted.  When your enrollment is processed, you will receive the following text message, "Post 9/11 GI Bill housing and kicker payments now require monthly enrollment verification.  Would you like to submit yours via text?  Please reply Yes or No."   The text will come from a number with an (855) area code. Reply "YES" to opt into text message verification.  The text message link will expire 14 days after receipt. On the last day of each month, you will receive a text message requesting enrollment verification for that month.  Reply YES to verify your enrollment if your classes have not changed. If they have changed and you are no longer enrolled in the amount of credits the recording states, contact the MVRC to update your records. 

If you respond NO for text messaging verification and have a valid email address on file, you will be opted into email verification.  On the last day of the month, you will receive an email requesting enrollment verification for that month.  Select YES; my enrollment is the same to verify your enrollment.

If you fail to verify for two consecutive months, your MHA will be placed on hold.  You need to contact GI Bill customer service (1-888-442-4551 ) to verify your enrollment and release your payments.

Read more on verifying your enrollment here: https://www.va.gov/education/verify-school-enrollment/

If you didn't receive the text message/ email or accidentally deleted it and would like to opt into text verification, please call the Education Service Center at 1-888-442-4551 to opt-in for text messaging. When you call, do NOT press 1; wait on line to speak to a representative.

Post 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) Pay rates

• Chapter 33 students will be responsible for making all payments to the school for housing fees and meal plans, as the VA will send their funding directly to the account listed when the VA application is completed. The VA will send tuition & fees directly to the school (if your benefit % is lower than 100, the student is responsible for paying the remaining amount owed directly to the school).
  • Be advised, if your benefits percentage is lower than 100% the deferment on file will be until the end of the term. Payment will be due at the end of the term. It will be your responsibility to cover the remaining balance and check your TransAct under MyUWF. 
• Students will be responsible for making all payments to the school for housing fees and meal plans. 
  • Any outstanding housing fees and meal plans will be the students responsibility to pay. A payment plan will need to be set up, read more here: https://uwf.edu/finance-and-administration/departments/controllers-office/student-accounts-and-cashier/tuition-and-fees/payment-plan/
• Monthly rate vary depending on training time enrollment, read on training time requirement for VA Benefits and deferment dates here: https://uwf.edu/academic-affairs/departments/military-veteran-resource-center/tuition--funding/training-time-requirements-for-va-benefits/
• To find your benefit rate, go to: https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/
  • Type West Florida and select University of West Florida

• • Under 'Which GI Bill benefit do you want to use?' select Post 9/11 GI Bill (Ch 33)

• •  Then select 'School costs and calendar' under Enrolled select your training time

• On the right hand side, under Housing Allowance would be your expected Monthly Rate

Application for FRY Scholarship benefits

You can apply online via VA Form 22-5490 (if you have already applied skip this step). As a dependent child that is using this benefit for the first time must complete Form 22-5490.

Application for Education Benefits should be completed after high school graduation. You do no need sign in to start your application. If you do not sign in, you must complete your application as it will not save any progress. Dependents may first create an ID.me or Login.gov account. You must be at least 18 years old to create this account. Creating an ID.me Login will save your application progress. 

Save a copy of the confirmation page and email it to mvrc@uwf.edu. Example of the required form:

 Form 22-5490

This is the confirmation page page provided at the end of the application. Email it to mvrc@uwf.edu. Example of the required form:

Certificate of Eligibility (COE)

You will receive this document in the mail a few months after completing the application. We will need a copy for our records, send it to mvrc@uwf.edu.  

Register for Courses

(if you have already registered skip this step):

You will need to meet with your academic advisor to get registered for classes.  After registering for classes, you will need to upgrade your MYUWF account to full access.  To do this, type My account in the search bar of your MYUWF account.  Click on Upgrade.  This can be done at least 2 hours after registering for classes.  Once the account has been updated, click the log out button.  Once you log back into your account, you will have full access.  For additional information on this, go to:  https://confluence.uwf.edu/display/public/Upgrading+your+MyUWF+account+to+a+full-access+ArgoNet+account 

VA Enrollment Certification Form (ECF)

You will need to fill this form out through your MyUWF account after you have registered for classes. This form needs to be completed every semester and any time your class schedule changes.  To locate the form, type VA enrollment certification form in the search bar of your MyUWF account.

Monthly Enrollment Verification

All Chapter 33 students are required to verify their enrollment with the VA at the end of each month to continue receiving your Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA).  This can be done by calling GI Bill Customer Service monthly via email or text.  The VA strongly recommends using text messaging as a simple, quick, and safe option for verifying enrollment to receive your MHA uninterrupted.  When your enrollment is processed, you will receive the following text message, "Post 9/11 GI Bill housing and kicker payments now require monthly enrollment verification.  Would you like to submit yours via text?  Please reply Yes or No."   The text will come from a number with an (855) area code. Reply "YES" to opt into text message verification.  The text message link will expire 14 days after receipt. On the last day of each month, you will receive a text message requesting enrollment verification for that month.  Reply YES to verify your enrollment if your classes have not changed. If they have changed and you are no longer enrolled in the amount of credits the recording states, contact the MVRC to update your records. 

If you respond NO for text messaging verification and have a valid email address on file, you will be opted into email verification.  On the last day of the month, you will receive an email requesting enrollment verification for that month.  Select YES; my enrollment is the same to verify your enrollment.

If you fail to verify for two consecutive months, your MHA will be placed on hold.  You need to contact GI Bill customer service (1-888-442-4551 ) to verify your enrollment and release your payments.

Read more on verifying your enrollment here: https://www.va.gov/education/verify-school-enrollment/

If you didn't receive the text message/ email or accidentally deleted it and would like to opt into text verification, please call the Education Service Center at 1-888-442-4551 to opt-in for text messaging. When you call, do NOT press 1; wait on line to speak to a representative.

Fry Scholarship Rates

• Fry scholarship students will be responsible for making all payments to the school for housing fees and meal plans, as the VA will send their funding directly to the account listed when the VA application is completed. The VA will send tuition & fees directly to the school.
• Students will be responsible for making all payments to the school for housing fees and meal plans. 
  • Any outstanding housing fees and meal plans will be the students responsibility to pay. A payment plan will need to be set up, read more here: https://uwf.edu/finance-and-administration/departments/controllers-office/student-accounts-and-cashier/tuition-and-fees/payment-plan/
• Monthly rate vary depending on training time enrollment, read on training time requirement for VA Benefits and deferment dates here: https://uwf.edu/academic-affairs/departments/military-veteran-resource-center/tuition--funding/training-time-requirements-for-va-benefits/
• To find your benefit rate, go to: https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/
  • Type West Florida and select University of West Florida

• • Under 'Which GI Bill benefit do you want to use?' select Fry Scholarship (Ch 33)

               

  • Then select 'School costs and calendar' under Enrolled select your training time

               

  • On the right hand side, under Housing Allowance would be your expected Monthly Rate