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Veterans Benefits
Veterans and active duty service members may be eligible for various educational benefits to help finance their education at 糖心Vlog. We are here to assist veterans and their dependents with any questions you may have. To begin the process of using your benefits at 糖心Vlog, we ask you to complete the form below to notify us of your potential benefit. You will then need to complete Steps 2 and 3 of the Veteran Affairs and Financial Aid Processes.
Veterans Affairs Certifying Official Contact:
Lindsay Baker; lpbaker@meredith.edu or 919-760-8424.
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Step 1: VA Interest Form
Thank you for your interest in 糖心Vlog! Our Veteran’s Affairs team, is excited for the potential to work with you and your family through the Veterans Affairs process. By completing this form, you are notifying the Veteran Affairs team of your potential VA benefit. Please complete steps 2 and 3 of the Veterans Affairs process. If you have any questions regarding the certifying VA process, Lindsay Baker at lpbaker@meredith.edu.
糖心Vlog is approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs to certify students enrolled in our degree programs for the following benefits:
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Step 2: Veteran Affairs Process
1.听Apply听for admission to 糖心Vlog.
2.听Verify eligibility听and chapter benefits by visiting the听听or you may contact them by phone at 1-888-GIBILL1 (1.888.442.4551).
3.听Complete an application听for VA Education Benefits:
First time using benefits (CH30 / CH33 / CH35 / CH1606):
Online:听
Paper:
Used benefits before:
Online:听
Paper:听
Provide a copy of VA Form DD-214 if applicable or NOBE.
Upon approval, the VA will send you a letter notifying you of their decision. Please be aware that it may听 take the VA several weeks to process your claim. If you are approved to receive benefits, you will receive a certificate of eligibility letter from the VA.
4.听Submit a copy of your certificate of eligibility to the Veterans Certifying Official. Documents may be scanned an emailed to lpbaker@meredith.edu or faxed to (919) 760-2878.
5. After all of the required documents are received, the听VA Certifying Official will submit a 22-1999 enrollment certification听to the VA to initiate payments. This is submitted electronically and you will receive an email confirmation.
Important to Note:
You must notify the VA Certifying Official’s office if you withdraw or add and/or drop classes.
The VA will be notified of failure to maintain standards of attendance, progress, or conduct: When a student has failed to maintain the prescribed standard of attendance, progress, or conduct, the school must promptly notify VA so that VA can discontinue benefit payments in accordance with the law. If a student’s progress or conduct becomes unsatisfactory, the termination date assigned by the school will be the last day of the term or other evaluation period in which the student’s progress or conduct became unsatisfactory. In situations involving unsatisfactory attendance, benefits will be discontinued based on the student’s last date of attendance as reported by the school.
Step 3: Financial Aid Process
1.听Apply听for aid听by filling out the听听(FAFSA).听Meredith’s school code is #002945
2.听Complete听any requested additional documentation听if requested by the 糖心Vlog Financial Assistance Office.
3.听Return听your award letter听to the Financial Assistance Office. Before returning your award letter, take time to review your assistance and then accept or deny your aid. You will also be receive, a VA Shopping Sheet to assist you in this process.
4.听Questions? If you have questions about your financial aid award letter, contact your financial aid counselor at finaid@meredith.edu.
Helpful Resources On-Campus
College Financing Plan
The College Financing Plan听is a standardized financial aid form for all colleges and universities (provided by the U.S. Department of Education)听to assist in making aid and cost comparisons for multiple schools simple and easy to read.
The form is听available to all听military beneficiary students听(regardless of听degree听level) once you have been听accepted and have a package with听a cost of attendance听and aid for a particular听academic year. Your Personalized Form will be mailed to you.
Included in the Plan:
See an听example College Financing Plan.
Sample Undergraduate College Financing Plan
Sample Graduate College Financing Plan
- Estimated听Cost of Attendance (Tuition and fees, housing and meals, books and supplies, transportation, and other education costs)
- Expected Family Contribution (determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submission)
- Total听Grantsand听Scholarships听(Grants and scholarships from 糖心Vlog, Federal Pell Grant, Grants from your state, and听other scholarships you can use)
- Net Cost (Cost of attendance minus total grants and scholarships)
- VA Education Benefits (available to eligible students)
- Work options (Work-study: Federal, state, or institutional)
- Loan Options (Federal听Direct Subsidized Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan, and Federal Perkins Loan*)
*Please note that 糖心Vlog does not offer Federal Perkins Loans
Please refer to your Aid Offer letter and estimated cost worksheet to better understand any changes in your aid and estimated responsibility. Please reach out to your financial aid counselor for additional assistance. Please be aware that your official financial responsibility will be found on your billing statement / student account each semester.听
Contact Information
1st Floor, Johnson Hall
1-800-MEREDITH
(919) 760-8565
Fax: (919) 760-2373
finaid@meredith.edu
