Office of Financial Aid:

www.bethel.edu/military-veteran-students

651.638.6241

2026-2027 Military Benefits Verification Form (Students receiving benefits between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027)

Students who will receive military benefits for tuition and fees and/or books and supplies should use this form to report these amounts. At Bethel, students are required to submit a written request to use entitlement for military benefits, and the submission of this form completes this requirement.

Note: Students are also required to submit a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance before the second term of certification.

Military Partnerships:

• Membership in the Yellow Ribbon Program
• Acceptance of many AARTS credits

For more information on Bethel's military partnerships, visit: www.bethel.edu/military-veteran-students/

Financial Aid and Military Benefits:

Beyond Bethel’s membership in the Yellow Ribbon Program, there are a number of other sources of aid given to military-affiliated students. A few examples of military benefits given to Bethel students are listed below:

• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) – Air Force
• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) – Army
• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) – Coast Guard
• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) – Marine Corps
• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) – Navy
• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) and Top Up
• Minnesota GI Bill
• Minnesota State Tuition Reimbursement (STR)
• VA Chapter 1606 – Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB – SR)
• VA Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
• VA Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR & E)
• VA Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 GI Bill
• VA Chapter 35 - Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEAP)
• VA National Call to Service

If students are awarded military benefits, Bethel-controlled grants and scholarships will be reduced if students' total military benefits, grants and scholarships exceed the financial aid budget for tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies. For more information on military benefits, visit: www.bethel.edu/undergrad/financial-aid/types/military-benefits/

Active Military Duty students will receive a refund of amounts paid for room and board attributable to the time period during which the students were serving in active military service and were unable to use the facilities or services for which the amounts were paid. Any refund of room and board is subject to the requirements of state and federal financial aid programs.

ROTC:

The resources and programs of ROTC are available to Bethel University students. These resources include scholarships and other forms of financial aid. All credits earned in the program will transfer to Bethel. For full information contact:

ARMY
University of Minnesota
Department of Military Science (Army ROTC)
101 Armory Building
15 Church Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612.626.1584

AIR FORCE
Air Force ROTC Det. 410
University of St. Thomas, #5016
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105-1096
651.962.6320