When will I receive my Veterans benefits?

For enrollment certification purposes, three MIT units equal one VA credit (i.e. 48 MIT units = 16 VA credits). Units are not rounded up, so if you are registered for 50 MIT units, your VA credit hours would be 16.6 VA credits.

Undergraduate students enrolled in 36 units are considered full-time by the VA. Graduate students enrolled in 21 units are considered full-time by the VA.

MIT considers Veterans benefits to be outside scholarships, and they must be accounted for in your financial aid offer. They are first used to cover your student contribution. If your outside scholarship is more than the student contribution, the remainder reduces your MIT Scholarship.

For explanations and examples of how Veterans benefits may affect your MIT Scholarship, visit undergraduate Veterans or undergraduate dependents of Veterans.

Submit your COE and MIT’s Initial Notification of Enrollment for Veteran’s Benefits (NOE) to Student Financial Services in person, by mail, or fax. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept the NOE via email.

If you are using Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, including the monthly housing allowance, you are required to verify your enrollment with the VA every month to continue receiving your benefits. This requirement is in addition to submitting the Initial Notification of Enrollment for Veteran’s Benefits form to SFS.

Visit How to apply for benefits for more information.

Yes. We require all VA students to complete a Veteran questionnaire each term in order for benefits to be certified. 

We initially send this questionnaire when you provide your COE and NOE. The questionnaire will subsequently be sent to your MIT email address before the start of each term.

We know all of this can be confusing. If you have questions, please reach out to us at va@mit.edu. We can help!

MIT also has an office of Student Veteran Success (SVS). The program administrator serves as a direct point of contact for students. The office provides support, advocacy, and programming designed to improve the experience of Veterans. They support students currently serving in the military and military families who are studying at MIT. To reach SVS, please email veteransuccess@mit.edu.