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Veterans Educational Benefits
Apply online for VA Educational Benefits.
Below is a brief description of various programs. For more information, including eligibility requirements, please visit the GI Bill website at www.gibill.va.gov.
Chapter 1606 -- Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program
-For Selected Reserve (Reservists, National Guard, and Coast Guard). Eligibility for this program is determined by the Selective Reserve and not the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
Chapter 1607 - Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
- For Reservists or National Guard members who were activated for a period of at least 90 days 11 September 2001. Eligibility for this program is determined by the Selective Reserve and not the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
Chapter 30 -- Veterans/Active Duty Members
Chapter 35 -- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
-For dependents (spouses or children) of service members who die or are permanently and totally disabled from service connected causes.
The state of South Carolina offers a tuition waiver program for Certain War Veterans' Children. Click here for eligibility requirements.