If you are using VA education benefits and struggling with a specific course, VA may be able to help you pay for a tutor.
Am I eligible for VA tutorial assistance?
You may be eligible if you are using a Federal VA education benefits and all of these must be true:
- You’re enrolled in an educational program for half-time or more (or if you’re using Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, your rate of pursuit is at least 50%), and
- Your instructor has determined that you’ll need a tutor to help you complete the course, and
- Your educational program requires the course for graduation, and
- Your tutor is not a close relative
What benefits can I get?
Tutorial Assistance pays up to $100 per month but not more than the cost for tutoring. VA pays up to a lifetime maximum of $1,200.
- If you’re using the Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill or Chapter 35 DEA, VA won’t charge your entitlement.
- If you’re using the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB), VA pays you back up to $600 before we charge your entitlement.
How to apply
The student, tutor, professor and JMU school certifying official must complete the Application for Individualized Tutorial Assistance (VA Form 22-1990t). The application may be submitted at the end of each month or combination of months. The application must be signed and dated on or after the date of the last tutoring session certified.
- In order for the JMU School Certifying Official (SCO) to sign the 1990t form, we must have:
- An email (sent to veteran@jmu.edu) or signed letter from the course instructor stating:
- The student (insert student name) is "deficient in the course and that individual tutoring is required to correct the defiency". This wording must be used.
- The professor must also state the name and number of the course (ie BIO 101), their relation to the course (ie: I am the professor/instructor of BIO 101) and that they approve of the selected tutor and list the tutor's name.
- The request must also state that the agreed hourly tutoring fee does not exceed the usual charges for a tutor of that educational level.
- The student must confirm the tutor is not a close relative (parent, spouse, sibling, cousin, etc). They can email this statement to veteran@jmu.edu or ask the professor to include it in their email.
- An email (sent to veteran@jmu.edu) or signed letter from the course instructor stating:
- Before the JMU SCO can sign the 1990t form:
- All other signatures (instructor, tutor, student) must be listed.
- We also can only sign it after the tutoring is completed.
- Once the form is fully signed and completed, the student mails it directly to VA at the Eastern Region address listed on page 3 of the application.