Expand education and awareness of this population and fund essential support services to assist student veterans and military families, enhance specialized programming tailored to their unique experiences, and continue to develop and strengthen a community where our military-connected students truly belong.
Thank you for standing with us — and with them.
Together, we can ensure that Penn State remains a place where service and sacrifice are honored with opportunity and care.
The Office of Veterans Programs provides support to all Penn State military-connected students using Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits as required by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, Chapter 1, Part 21, and under Title 10 of the United States Code.
A listing of the Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits and their respective legislative links are listed below:
- Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits
- Chapter 35, Survivors’ and Dependents Educational Assistance
- Chapter 31, Veterans Readiness & Employment
- Chapter 30, Montgomery GI Bill®
- Chapter 1606, Educational Assistance for Members of the Selected Reserve
- Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ32/PLAW-111publ32.pdf
(See page 31 under General Provisions - This Title; Sec. 1002)
https://www.congress.gov/113/plaws/publ146/PLAW-113publ146.pdf
(See page 43 under Sec. 701)
Fry Scholarship - Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship
Penn State also provides in-state tuition to qualifying veterans and their qualifying dependents based on Pennsylvania General Assembly 2023, Act 14m HB 804: Military Personnel – Residency Status for Students – Residency of Students
In addition to accurate and expedient certification of veterans education benefits, the Office of Veterans Programs offers comprehensive counseling, programming, advocacy and support to all military-connected students, ensuring continuity and success throughout their Penn State experience.
Support the Veterans Special Needs Endowed Scholarship and Veterans Programs Food Pantry
Course Announcement Fall 2025
Libraries’ Hamer Foundation grant expands remote access for military students
"GI Bill®" is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
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