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34To receive the maximum benefit, the participantgenerally must have served continuously for threeyears.Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 1606)MGIB-SR (Montgomery GI Bill-SelectedReserve Educational Assistance Program, chapter1606, of title 10, U.S. Code) is an educational benefitsprogram. This program is for members of theSelected Reserve. The Selected Reserve includesthe Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, CoastGuard, Army National Guard, and Air NationalGuard. The reserve components decide who is eligiblefor the program.Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance(Chapter 31)Vocational Rehabilitation is a program of servicesfor service members and veterans with service-connectedphysical or mental disabilities.Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ EducationalAssistance Program (Chapter 32)Under VEAP, active duty personnel voluntarilyparticipated in a plan for education or training inwhich their savings were administered and addedto by federal government. Service persons wereeligible to enroll in VEAP if they entered active dutyfor the first time after December 31, 1976, andbefore July 1, 1987.Dependents’ Educational AssistanceProgram (Chapter 35)This program provides education and trainingopportunities to eligible dependents of certain veterans.Students who want to check to see if theyare eligible under this program should get a copyof the veteran’s service dates and the VA file numberand then call the regional office.Home-Schooled StudentsUnder the student eligibility provisions of section484(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act, a studentwho does not have a high school diploma orGED is eligible to receive Title IV, HEA programassistance if the student “completes a secondaryschool education in a home school setting that istreated as a home school or private school underState law.” Section 484(d)(3) imposes no age limitationon the eligibility of home-schooled students.An “underage” home-schooled student is consideredto be “beyond the age of compulsoryschool attendance in the State in which the institutionis located,” if that State does not consider thatstudent truant once he or she has completed ahome-school program; or would not require thestudent to attend school or continue to be homeschooled.Lee UniversityFinancial Aid Budgets2004-2005 (9 months)Commuter On-Campus Off-Campus(with parents)Tuition $8,950 $8,950 $8,950Fees 210 310 210Room 1,320 2,600 4,800Board 1,200 2,420 3,200Sub-Total 11,680 14,280 17,160Personal 810 1,200 1,880Travel 1,200 1,210 2,050Loan Fees 110 110 110Books/Supplies 700 700 700Total $14,500 $17,500 $21,900Note: These are estimated Cost of Attendance figures which are used for Financial Aid purposes.Things to remember . . ."April 15 is the deadline for priority awarding."Federal regulations mandate that students receiving financial aid must maintain Satisfactory AcademicProgress."Adding/dropping courses may affect eligibility for funds. Contact the Financial Aid Office if there are changes."The Financial Aid Office should at all times have a local phone number and address at which students can bereached."If family/individual situations change during the school year, the Financial Aid Office should be notified. Youmay qualify for special conditions revision.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL AID, PLEASE COME BY THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE IN THECENTENARY BUILDING (ROOM 217) OR CALL 423-614-8300 OR 800-533-9930.Undergraduate StudiesLee University