Veterans Benefits Policies
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair (VA). More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available at the U.S. government Web site at https:www.benefits.va.gov/gibill
NOTE: A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits.
The MGH Institute of Health Professions permits any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 (a “certificate of eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) website – eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
- The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
- 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.
The MGH Institute of Health Professions also ensures that the Institute will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapter 31 or 33.
The MGH Institute of Health Professions requires students who wish to use educational benefits to fill out the IHP Enrollment Form before the student can be certified for the 1st term. The student must then fill out a Veterans Term Enrollment Verification Form for every subsequent term that they wish to use their benefits. Failure to comply with this process may result in the a student not being certified for a given semester.