Military and Veterans Resources

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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2026, 04:08 PM

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Welcoming Veterans, Active Duty, Spouses, and Dependents!

SIU Online and Extended Campus is the central location for our off campus and online Veteran Students to utilize their VA Educational benefits.

We've been on military bases since 1973 and have been committed to helping active duty military, veterans, and their spouses and dependents enhance their careers!

You can take SIU classes with SIU faculty in the classrooms of our on-base and community college partners. We also offer online degree programs that are convenient, accredited and designed with the working adult in mind!

Off-Campus and Community College Partners

Online Degree Programs

We take pride in our commitment to military veterans and strive to make the transition from military service to SIU Carbondale as seamless as possible. Please review the important information below regarding the use of VA education benefits.

Benefit Certification Form/Vet Information Sheet (PDF)*
This form is currently unavailable while it undergoes accessibility improvements to meet Title II requirements. If you need access to the form or need assistance, please contact ecvets@siu.edu

*This form must be completed each semester to request certification of benefits.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. Government Website.

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Important Steps for Prospective Students

Federal Tuition Assistance for Eligible Service Members

  • Before enrolling at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, all eligible Service Members must contact their Education Services Officer (ESO) or counselor within their Military Service to be approved for Federal Tuition Assistance (TA).
  • After speaking with the ESO and receiving approval for Federal Tuition Assistance, the eligible service member should follow the instructions provided by the ESO or counselor at the military education center to apply for TA in their respective military portal. All information on the TA voucher must be correct.
  • The TA voucher should be sent to SIU Online and Extended Campus, Accounting Officer at ectuitionassistance@siu.edu for processing. The TA voucher must match the student’s course registration, or it will be returned for correction.
  • SIU Online and Extended Campus, Accounting Officer will ensure that the TA voucher is processed and that the TA funds are applied to the student’s bursar account.

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

GI Bill® Benefits

Alternate Tuition Rate for Active Duty Service Members

Active Duty Servicemembers, in all branches, and including Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Guard and Reserve members called to Active Duty, are offered an alternate tuition rate equal to the maximum benefit provided to them under the Department of Defense’s Military Tuition Assistance Program (TA).  For more information see our Alternative Tuition page.