Veterans Benefits

Harvard University fully complies with Section 103.1.(b) of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018. For students who are covered under Chapter 31, VR&E, and Chapter 33, Harvard University will not impose any penalty on any covered individual...

All Harvard applicants and current students are encouraged to apply for other forms of financial aid based on the policies of the school you will be attending. Receipt of Ch33 funding doesn’t impact a student’s eligibility for any other type of financial...

If you have specific questions about a program, most of that information can be found on the school or department’s website, with links to contacts. If you have questions about alternate financial aid options, prospective students can contact the school...

Each branch of the service has its own application process, forms, and benefits. Please visit the Military Tuition Assistance page for details. 

Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education has several programs eligible for use with VA benefits. A full listing can be found on WEAMS under Harvard’s NCD courses. All other executive education and professional education programs are ineligible. For...

The VA reports a typical turn-around time of 30 days between certification and payment. In our experience, that time-line can vary. Some tuition payments are received in less than a week, some take several months. It can depend on the time of year and...

Students who are utilizing VA benefits, with the exception of students utilizing VR&E (Chapter 31), will see their certification data in my.Harvard once the School Certifying Official (SCO) has submitted data for a given term to the VA. When viewing your...

The children of Active Duty service members (who are using the parent/guardian’s ch33 benefit) have the same eligibility as a non-AD service member – if you are deemed 100% eligible for ch33, you are also eligible for YRP. You would also be eligible for...

Active-Duty service members and their spouses can use their CH33 benefit in full. However, BAH will be tied to your active-duty status and will not be paid via CH33.

The amount of your BAH (also referred to by the VA as the “MHA” for CH33 participants) is based on the military’s BAH for “an E-5 with dependents.” The rate is determined using the Cambridge zip code, 02138, which can be found here. 

Your BAH payment is...