Veterans Benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs Education Service offers many benefit programs. These benefits include the Montgomery G.I. Bill, Tuition Assistance "Top Up", Veterans Educational Assistance Program, Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program, Tutorial Assistance Program and numerous other benefit programs.

The College of Graduate and Professional Studies Veterans Affairs Liaison certifies enrollment for all VA chapters except the Disability and Rehabilitation Programs. Please contact Ms. Danielle Davis at (540) 286-8075.

To begin the enrollment certification process, the veteran must submit a Request for Veterans Benefits form for each semester that they wish to claim benefits. Please submit these forms to Ms. Davis via email or fax them to (540) 286-8005.

Summer 2008 Request for Veterans Benefits
Fall 2008/ Spring 2009 Request for Veterans Benefits
General Information

A veteran seeking information on what type of benefits they have, should contact the Educational Officer on the base (if active duty), or they may call the toll free number: 1-888-442-4551.

Some veterans may need to verify their enrollment monthly. The enrollment can be verified by calling 1-877-823-2378 or by WAVE account on the internet.

Additional information is available on the Web site of the Veterans Administration Regional Office in Roanoke (the student's VA Office while attending the University of Mary Washington): http://www.gibill.va.gov/ .

The mailing address is:

Veterans Administration Regional Office
210 Franklin Road, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24011

Disability and Rehabilitation Programs are managed by the University of Mary Washington's Office of Student Accounts . They may be contacted by telephone at (540) 654-1250 or by e-mail at umwbills@umw.edu .