http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com A resource for military veterans to discover the educational opportunities and support being offered through the Post 9-11 GI Bill Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:14:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/10/12/banks-refuse-to-cash-post-911-gi-bill-emergency-funds/ http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/10/12/banks-refuse-to-cash-post-911-gi-bill-emergency-funds/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:02:11 +0000 tlavelle http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=334 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has responded to this by posting how many financial benefits have been distributed on a continual basis--the last update, October 8, 2009, with 2,651 Post 9/11 GI Bill applications processed and 3,461 other government financial aid programs processed. This does not even begin to squelch the staggering 75,000 applicants for the Post 9/11 GI Bill, which raises up the question: what about the other 72,000+ military students? The answer was emergency funds, which would grant each of these individuals $3,000 in temporary financial aid benefits that would later be deducted from the total financial aid received by the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Combine this with several understanding colleges that are not dropping students because of overdue tuition bills, and you have a sustainable amount of money to hopefully cover textbooks and living expenses until all Post 9/11 GI Bill applications are taken care of. Housing funds is a whole other monster to conquer entirely.]]> http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/10/12/banks-refuse-to-cash-post-911-gi-bill-emergency-funds/feed/ 1