Veterans Benefits
AUC students can only use The Post-9/11 GI-Bill Chapter 33, Title 38 U.S.C to pay for a degree-seeking program of study, i.e. a BA or MA or the PhD degree. You cannot use the GI- Bill to pay for Arabic Language Instruction certificate or a diploma-granting program.
AUC Programs Approved by the Veteran Affairs
PhD, Construction Engineering,
PhD, Environmental Engineering
MA, Egyptology and Coptology
MA, Political Science
MA, International Comparative Law – LLM
BA, English and Comparative Literature
BA, Political Science
BA, Accounting
The Veterans Affairs (VA) will pay your tuition and fees but no more than their annual limit Up to $26,381.37 (August 1, 2022-July 31, 2023). Tuition and fee payment that is paid to your school on your behalf.
Veteran Affairs Certification Process at AUC
- You must be accepted to a program of study leading to a degree and had confirmed enrollment.
- If you are admitted to a program that has not been previously approved AUC certifying official will send to the VA a request for approval of that program for you.
- Upon receipt of VA’s approval of the program, your benefits are certified on the VA-Once by AUC certifying official providing details about your enrollment per semester. The process could take up to 6 weeks for the VA to process the certification.
- We will also inform AUC student accounts to provide VA deferment/protection on your account and your courses should not get deleted unless you have an outstanding balance from a previous term.
First time students using benefits, and transfer students must submit the following documents to the AUC using using The Post-9/11 GI-Bill Chapter 33:
- Certificate of Eligibility obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Your full name
- Social security number
- AUC student ID number
- Your permanent address and address in Cairo
- Copy of your admissions acceptance letter showing the program that you are admitted to
- Term request for certification (Fall and/or spring semester)
- Number of credits you are planning to register for during the fall and spring semester of the academic year in question
Who is Eligible?
- You may be eligible if you served at least 90 aggregate days on active duty after September 10, 2001
- Were honorably discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability after serving 30 continuous days following September 10, 2001
Note: Children of a member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, may be eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits under the Marine Gunnery John David Fry Scholarship program.
Period of Eligibility
- You may receive up to 36 months of entitlement
- You will be eligible for benefits for 15 years from your last period of active duty of at least 90 consecutive days
Important Information
- Veterans/dependents must certify online every semester they choose to use their benefits. You must be enrolled in classes and have a schedule finalized beforehand.
- The VA will only certify programs that AUC has listed in their system.
- In order to maintain full-time status (12 credit hours in fall/spring for undergraduate students and 9 credit hours in fall/spring for graduate students), you must maintain full-time credit requirements throughout each term.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA above 2.0 and per term to prevent suspension of benefits.
- Veterans/dependents must certify online every semester they choose to use their benefits. You must be enrolled in classes and have schedule finalized beforehand.
- The VA will only certify programs that AUC has listed in their system.
- In order to keep full time status (12 credit hours in fall/spring for undergraduate students and 9 credit hours in fall/spring for graduate students) you must maintain full time credit requirement throughout each term.
- Maintain cumulative GPA above 2.0 and per term to prevent suspension of benefits.
Contact Information
Ania Rejman
Financial Aid
New York Office
t: +646-886-7700
Frequently Asked Questions
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Apply for GI Bill benefits online at the VA website and check their information on foreign schools. After you apply the VA issues your certificate of eligibility which determines the rate and period of your benefits coverage.
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You must be a member of the uniformed services to transfer your unused benefits to your spouse or dependent(s). Generally, you must agree to serve four more years when transferring benefits.
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Contact the Education Benefits on t: +1-888-442-4551 or through the VA website.
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After you have been certified by the AUC Certifying Official the Department of Veterans Affairs will:
- Deposit your approved funds directly into AUC bank account
- AUC student accounts will notify you and apply the funds to your account
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Once AUC submits your enrollment certification, it must be processed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA is generally overwhelmed with certifications at the start of each semester; therefore it could take up to few weeks to process an enrollment during those times. Your
patience is appreciated. The Department of Veterans Affairs will process all of the enrollments
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There are many reasons why you may not have received your benefits:
- You may not have applied for your benefits with Veterans Affairs
- If you have not applied yet, you can apply here
- You may not have certified with AUC VA official
- If this is the case, you will need to contact Ania Rejman at arejman@aucegypt.edu
- You may have recently certified. If your paperwork was submitted recently, allow few days for the AUC’s official to process your certification
- After we submit your certification to Veterans Affairs, it may take the Department of Veterans Affairs 6-8 weeks to process your paperwork
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If you drop or withdraw from a class you need to notify AUC Certifying Official immediately.
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The VA pays benefits based on the term dates. Payment begins on the first day of your class and ends on the official last day of your classes.
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Effective August 1, 2011 the VA will not pay benefits for breaks between semesters. For example winter break.
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You need to submit a certification request via email every semester if you want to receive your VA benefits.
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Once you have finalized your enrollment schedule.