Walden’s Military Services

Please visit this site for a comprehensive list of scholarships and grants for servicemembers and veterans.

Yes. As long as you have not yet accepted any additional grant or scholarship options from Walden, you would qualify for up to 15% military tuition discount.

Please contact your Enrollment Specialist for additional details as they are kept up to date on all discounts, offers, and scholarships.

If you find you would like to use your benefit,  you can submit a copy of your spouse’s DD214, LES, or Certificate of Eligibility and a copy of your marriage license to your Enrollment Specialist or directly to: [email protected]. Please include your student ID along with request for the discount.

Need more information?  Contact [email protected].

Yes, your military spouse may be able to transfer military education benefits to you.

Visit the VA’s website to learn more about transferability of the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Need more information?  Contact [email protected].

If we have your current GI Bill eligibility information on file (Certificate of Eligibility), you do not need to apply for the Yellow Ribbon Program at Walden University. For the 2020–2021 academic year , we have entered into an agreement with the VA to fully participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. This agreement is reevaluated each academic year.

If you are eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill at 100%, have remaining entitlement, and are not on an active-duty status (or a spouse using transferred benefits of an active-duty member), we will extend additional funding to cover your tuition and fees once you exceed your annual maximum/cap of $21,084.89.

If you know which VA benefit you would like to use, you can begin the application process on the VA’s website.

If you do not know which benefits you are eligible for, contact the VA directly at 1-888-GIBILL-1.

If you are eligible for more than one benefit but are unsure which is best to use, do not apply for the Post-9/11 GI Bill without making that determination first. Once you apply for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you make an irrevocable election and can no longer use the MGIB or other benefits.

If you or an immediate family member has served in the military, you are likely eligible for state, federal, or veterans education benefits. Review the following guides to help you determine which benefits you might be eligible for:

• Active Duty Education Benefits User's Guide
• Reserve Education Benefits User's Guide
• National Guard Education Benefits User's Guide
• Veterans Education Benefits User's Guide
• Spouse and Family Benefits Programs

Please obtain the VA Scholarship National Nursing Education Initiative (NNEI) form from your respective VA office. Once you have received and completed the form, you will send the form to one of two places as described below.

Send to:

• Enrollment Specialist if you have not yet started classes.
• Student Success Advisor if you have already started classes.

Active duty Army personnel must submit a Request for Tuition Assistance through the GoArmyEd web portal.

Please be aware that you must always submit your Request for Tuition Assistance at least two weeks prior to your course start date to allow enough processing time for the University and your Education Center. Likewise, tuition and fees must be posted in your student account before you submit your TA request.

To apply for tuition assistance, the student must:

• Set up an account through GoArmyEd and establish a degree plan with your Education Officer and
• submit the TA request for the upcoming term through the GoArmyEd Portal.

Note: You must be registered for an upcoming term to submit a TA request.

The Walden Office of Military Services will either approve or reject the TA request according to Army guidelines.

Upon the approval from the school, the request then goes to the Army Education Officer for approval.

Once the request is approved by both the school and the Education Officer, you need to go back into the GoArmyEd Portal to save the TA Authorization Form and send the document to [email protected] and CC [email protected].

Send a copy of your DD214 or verification of employment to: [email protected].

Please visit the VA’s website to learn more about transferability of the Post-9/11 GI Bill

The VA requires that we certify enrollments with the start and end dates of the course you are enrolled in. 

To be eligible for Top-Up you must be approved for federal tuition assistance and be eligible for GI Bill® benefits. For the tuition assistance portion, please submit your Tuition Assistance Authorization Form to: [email protected] for invoicing.

If you have not yet applied for your GI Bill, you should complete an application and indicate that you plan to use Top-Up.

Please let the Office of Military Services know you would like to be certified by completing a Request for Certification form.

The Department of Veterans Affairs website has a great tool that you can use to determine how much funding you will receive from your Post-9/11 GI Bill based on eligibility criteria. Visit the GI Bill® Comparison Tool web page to learn more. 

Please see the VA’s payment rates here.

If you are unable to complete your course or need to take a break from your program due to an upcoming deployment or other military mission, you can request a military leave of absence. Please submit a leave of absence request form if you believe you are eligible for a military leave.

Send your approved Tuition Assistance (TA) voucher to [email protected]. If you are using Army TA, you will need to request your TA through the GoArmyEd portal.

If you are using TA-Top Up, please be sure to complete the necessary applications with the VA, complete the Request for Certification Form on the Office of Military Services website, and copy (cc) [email protected] when sending your TA form to [email protected]

The VA Certifying Officials at Walden monitor your registration and enrollment status.  They will automatically certify your enrollment with the VA after you register for the term.  You do not need to notify the military services office when adding or dropping classes.  Once your enrollment has been reported you will receive a confirmation email. 

If this is your first time requesting certification, please a Submit Request for Certification form.

If you fail a course, you will be required by your service branch to repay any funding that was covered by TA.

Any changes in enrollment may impact your enrollment status. 

As with registrations, our team will be notified of any change in enrollment status and will report accordingly. Please note, if payment has already been received by the school or student, you may receive a debt notice from the VA.  

As the VA will determine the payments, if you have questions on if you will incur a debt, please contact the VA’s Student Inquiry Line: 1-888-442-4551 (option 1, option 0).

Need more information?  Contact [email protected].

The maximum tuition and fee reimbursement rate for August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020 is $24,476.79.

For the Post-9/11 GI Bill, tuition and fee payments are released by the VA no sooner than 14 days from each class start date. At that time, our billing department requests two weeks to process the payments to student accounts.

For CH 30 MGIB, CH 1606 MGIB-SR, or CH 1607 REAP, your funding will be sent to you after you verify your enrollment status at the end of the month via the VA’s WAVE website or by calling the automated system 1-877-823-2378.

If you are using the Post-9/11 GI Bill (CH 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (CH 31), the VA will send your tuition and fees directly to the institution to be applied to your account.

For the CH 35 DEA Program, the funds are sent directly to you at the end of each month of attending class; however, you do not need to log into the WAVE system.

Need more information? Contact [email protected].

Your VA Certification is processed after you complete your VA paperwork and submit a Request for Certification form to the Walden Office of Military Services. Your certification is processed within 30 days of receiving the Request for Certification form.

The VA does not generally let the school know that you have applied to use your benefits. Once you have been accepted as a student, be sure to complete your VA paperwork. After your VA paperwork has been submitted, complete a Request for Certification form. Please note: If you are using Ch. 35, you will need to e-mail or call our office with the Vet File Number of your sponsor.

Need more information?  Contact [email protected].

If you are using Army Federal Tuition Assistance

(including Army Reserve and Army National Guard), you will need to request your TA through the GoArmyEd portal.

Learn more about Navy Tuition Assistance.

Apply for Air Force Tuition Assistance here.  Please sign in and use the links on the left to find the Air Force Virtual Education Center (AFVEC).  This will take you to your education record.  On the right is a menu entitled Self Service Options, which you can use to then apply for TA.

Please forward your COE to the VA Certifying Officials at: [email protected]

Servicemembers, veterans, and employees of the VA who began their program prior to spring of 2014 are eligible for a 10% tuition reduction. The military tuition reduction was increased to up to 15% and began including military spouses and spouses of veterans for any new students who started in April of 2014 or after.

If you are a new student or incoming student, contact your Enrollment Specialist with any questions. If you are already a student, contact the Office of Military Services at [email protected] to determine which tuition reduction percentage you are eligible for.