Community & Private Programs
General Community Programs
Many community organizations and businesses such as Rotary, Better Business Women of American and Wal-Mart provide scholarships to eligible recipients. Contact your high school guidance counselor or see the following web sites for more information.
Veteran Educational Benefits
Lee University has been approved by the Tennessee Higher Education Commissions each year to be able to certify eligible veterans and dependents for educational benefits. Each student who thinks that he/she is eligible for veterans’ educational benefits can call for current VA information by dialing 1-800-827-1000. This number is available from any location in the United States and will connect the caller to the nearest regional office.
Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 30)
The Montgomery GI Bill, known as the MGIB, is a program of educational benefits for individuals who entered active duty for the first time after June 30, 1985, and who received an honorable discharge. Active duty includes full-time National Guard duty performed after November 29, 1989. To receive the maximum benefit, the participant generally must have served continuously for three years.
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance (Chapter 31)
Vocational Rehabilitation is a program of services for service members and veterans with service-connected physical or mental disabilities.
Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 1606)
MGIB-SR (Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program, chapter 1606, of title 10, U.S. Code) is an educational benefits program. This program is for members of the Selected Reserve. The Selected Reserve includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard. The reserve components decide who is eligible for the program.
Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 32)
Under VEAP, active duty personnel voluntarily participated in a plan for education or training in which their savings were administered and added to by the federal government. Service persons were eligible to enroll in VEAP if they entered active duty for the first time after December 31, 1976, and before July 1, 1987.
The Post-9/11 GI-Bill
Beginning August 1, 2009 the Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. The Post-9/11 GI Bill also offers some service members the opportunity to transfer their GI Bill to dependents. Approved training under the Post-9/11 GI Bill includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, and vocational/technical training. This Post 9-11 GI Bill will pay eligible individuals:
· Tuition & fees directly to the school not to exceed the maximum in-state tuition & fees at a public Institution of Higher Learning.
· For more expensive tuition, a program exists which may help to reimburse the difference. This program is called the "Yellow Ribbon Program".
· A monthly housing allowance based on the Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-5 with dependents at the location of the school.
· An annual books & supplies stipend up to $1,000 paid proportionately based on enrollment.
Yellow Ribbon Program
Lee University is proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Program participant. Additional funds may be available for your education program without an additional charge to your entitlement. Institutions that voluntarily enter into a Yellow Ribbon Agreement with VA choose the amount of tuition and fees that will be contributed. VA will match that amount and issue payment directly to the institution.
Eligibility
Only individuals entitled to the maximum benefit rate (based on service requirements) may receive this funding; Therefore, you may be eligible if:
· You served an aggregate period of active duty after September 10, 2001, of at least 36 months;
· You were honorably discharged from active duty for a service connected disability and you served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001;
· You are a dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill based on a veteran’s service under the eligibility criteria listed above.
Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35)
This program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of certain veterans. Students who want to check to see if they are eligible under this program should get a copy of the veteran’s service dates and the VA file number and then call the regional office.