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Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Chapter 35 benefits 

If you’re the child or spouse of a Veteran or service member who has died, is captured or missing, or is permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability, you may be eligible for the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) program. (If your Sponsor died in the line of duty you might be entitled to the Fry Scholarship. Contact Rebecca Baisden 850-474-2550 to verify eligibility) Read more on eligibility requirements here: https://www.va.gov/education/survivor-dependent-benefits/dependents-education-assistance/


Register for Courses

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 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 out the ECF through your my.uwf.edu account after registering 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

Students enrolled in non-college degree programs, such as certificate programs, will need to verify their enrollment at the end of every month. Read more on verifying your enrollment here: https://www.va.gov/resources/verify-school-enrollment-for-dea-benefits/

Monthly Pay Rate/Scholarship information

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    • Under 'Which GI Bill benefit do you want to use?' select Survivors of Dependents Educational Assistance

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

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


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