Use Tuition Assistance Top Up to get More than $4,500

Week of May 19, 2008

Top-Up is a program that allows GI Bill participants' to use the GI Bill to supplement the tuition and fees not covered by tuition assistance. The amount of the benefit can be equal to the difference between the total cost of a college course and the amount of Tuition Assistance that is paid by the military for the course. To be eligible for the Top-Up benefit, you must be approved for federal Tuition Assistance by a military department and be eligible for MGIB AD benefits. To be eligible you must be a GI Bill participant, still on active duty, and must have served at least two full years. Learn more and get your frequently asked Top-up questions answered.

Did you know that some colleges will offer you credit for Military service and training? On top of taking fewer classes, some schools will even offer special tuition rates for active duty servicemembers. Search for military friendly schools today.

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