Veteran Benefits

Federal benefits include Post 9/11 GI Bill Ch 33, Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E )Ch 31, Dependents Education Assistance (DEA) Ch 35, Montgomery GI Bill Ch 31, and Reserve Montgomery GI Bill Ch1606

State benefits include CalVet Fee Tuition Waiver

The CalVet Fee Tuition Waiver ONLY waives the per-unit course fee, which is currently $279 per unit. The student is responsible for all other fees.

Federal Veteran Education and Employment benefits cover some, but not all of UCLA Global Internship Program and UCLA Travel Study costs. Please see below for more information regarding your benefits coverage:

• Ch 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill:
  Ch 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill covers the course fee/tuition, IEI fee, and insurance fee. The student is responsible for all other fees.
• Ch 31 Veteran Readiness & Employment:
  Ch 31 Veteran Readiness & Employment covers the course fee/tuition and IEI fee. The student is responsible for all other fees.
• Ch 35 DEA, Ch 30 Montgomery GI Bill, and Ch 1606 Reserve Montgomery GI Bill:
  Ch 35, Ch 30, and Ch 1606 do not cover any fees for the UCLA UCLA Travel Study or Global Internship programs. The benefit only provide a stipend based on the enrollment of units.

At this time, federal benefits (Ch 30, 31, 33, 35, 1606) cannot be used for UCEAP programs.  

For UCEAP, the CalVet Fee Tuition Waiver can waive the following expenses:

• ILP Tuition and Student Services Fee (Intensive Language Program)
• Pre-ILP Tuition and Student Services Fee
• Summer Tuition and Student Services Fee
• UC Tuition
• UC Student Services Fee
• UCEAP Participation Fee

All other expenses, like airfare, housing, and amenities, are not fees waived by the CalVet Fee Tuition Waiver.

For more information about each program’s specific fees, UCEAP recommends the student visit the UCEAP contacts page and email the Finance Accountant for the country they are considering.

Students may consider applying to scholarships to cover any remaining expenses. Visit our Scholarships Webpage for more information.

At this time, federal benefits (Ch 30, 31, 33, 35, 1606) cannot be used for UCEAP programs. 

Yes!  A student can use the Cal Vet Fee Tuition Waiver for multiple study abroad programs. Check with IEO for questions about enrolling in multiple programs.

UCLA Global Internship Programs and UCLA Travel Study Programs:

•  You must submit a Study Abroad Veteran Benefits Information Sheet and Agreement per program to the Veteran Resource Center and to your IEO Application Portal.

UCEAP:

• The Veteran Resource Center is NOT involved in processing the CalVet Fee Tuition Waiver for UCEAP.  After receiving a program nomination to UCEAP, students must send their CalVet Waiver award letter to studentfinance@eap.ucop.edu. UCEAP Finance will then apply the waiver to applicable expenses.

It is critical that you inform the UCLA Financial Aid Office as early as possible about your intention to use the Cal Vet Fee Waiver, Ch 31 Veteran Readiness & Employment, or Ch 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill so they can properly adjust your financial aid offer.

Students may also contact the UCLA Veteran Resource Center School Certifying Official (vabenefit@saonet.ucla.edu) for more information. Be sure to include your UID in all correspondence.