The Office of Student Financial Assistance strives to keep students using VA Educational Benefits informed and educated about their benefits by emailing a monthly newsletter, conducting informational workshops that provide up-to-date information related to VA Educational Benefits and contact information related to community events and resources for veteran students, active duty students and dependent students. Please check this site often, as we will update information frequently. 

If you have found a resource or event that you would like to share send it to veterans@uaa.alaska.edu.

Newsletters are emailed regularly to all registered students using VA Education benefits.  The newsletters are sent to your UAA email address.  If you're interested in receiving these newsletters but are not a current student, please send an email to veterans@uaa.alaska.edu with your name and email address.  If you are a current student, be sure to check your UAA email regularly!

Anyone interested in working as a VA Work Study, please submit a cover letter and resume to the UAA Office of Veteran Financial Assistance. You may fax it to 907.786.6122, email it to us at veterans@uaa.alaska.edu or drop off a hard copy at the University Center.

These positions are very flexible with your course schedule and a great opportunity to help fellow veterans receive their benefits. To be eligible you must be attending at least at ¾ time and currently using VA education benefits.

BAH:

• Spring semester started on January 17th therefore the BAH received at the beginning of February will prorated from January 17 to January 31.

• The semester ends on May 5th therefore Junes BAH will be prorated from May 1 to May 5

• If you have courses that run dates other than January 17 thru May 5 you’re BAH will paid out according to the dates of your courses and your rate of pursuit. Remember the VA does not look at the semester as a whole. They look how many credits you are registered in each day and prorate according to your rate of pursuit each day. Consolidated courses can have a big impact on your BAH even if you are in full time credits.

Reminders:

• The payment deadline is January 27, 2012

• You can set up a payment plan by calling 1-800-722-4867

• Your certification will not be reviewed after we initially certify you until sometime after the add/drop deadline. If you change your schedule you should email: uaa_veterans@uaa.alaska.edu

• Only courses applicable/required to your specific degree plan can be certified

Reminders for students using Post 9-11 benefit:

UAA does not submit tuition and fee amounts with initial certifications prior to the term starting. This serves two purposes: first, it allows us to submit initial certifications more quickly so that the VA can begin to process BAH and book stipend payments.  Second, for students that make schedule changes after their initial certification, it will drastically decrease the number of over-payments made to UAA thereby preventing accrual of large debts on students’ VA accounts.

Tuition and fee amounts will be reported on the final certification, after the add/drop deadline. Tuition and fees will appear as an outstanding balance on your student account until VA funds are received. Your account will have a deferment for the amount we expect to receive from the VA so that no late fees are assessed.

Chapter 33 recipients who have been rated at less than 100% eligibility, are taking course work that cannot be certified, or have fees not covered by the VA are subject to the payment deadline of January 27, 2012. The only money that can be deferred is funds we can expect from the VA.