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Student Scholarships, Grants and Outreach (SSGO) is excited to announce an update to the Academic Year 2023-24 packaging order for Veterans Affairs Education Benefits. The packaging order and guidance will be updated in the release of the Academic Year 2023-24 State Programs Procedures Manual.
Following Federal guidelines, students with veteran education benefits, can retain the benefits they’ve earned, along with receiving any financial assistance they are eligible for. Please review the current Academic Year 2022-23 Veterans' Education Benefits Packaging Order Policy and the updated Academic Year 2023-24 Veterans' Education Benefits Packaging Order Policy below.
Academic Year 2022-23 Veterans’ Education Benefits Packaging Order Policy
Per the State Financial Aid Programs Procedures Manual (page 23):
Veterans’ Benefits and State Financial Aid Programs
The following veterans’ benefits must be applied before State financial aid dollars:
- Chapter 35 Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA)
- Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
- ROTC Scholarships
- Michigan Children of Veterans Tuition Grant (CVTG)
- Military Tuition Assistance
- Army Continuing Education System (ACES)
- Tuition Assistance for MI Air/Army National Guard (ANG/ARNG)
- Michigan National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program (MINGSTAP)
Michigan Competitive Scholarship (MCS) Only
For MCS only, veterans’ benefits received directly by the veteran are excluded from the financial aid packaging order. If a student has the following veterans’ benefits, MCS dollars are applied first:
- Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill
- Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
- Chapter 32 Veterans Educational Assistance Program
- Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill
- Chapter 1606 Montgomery GI Bill
- Chapter 1607 Reserve Assistance Program
Academic Year 2023-24 Veterans’ Education Benefits Packaging Order Policy
Veterans’ education benefits are excluded from the financial aid packaging order.
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