The Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA)
Overview
Recipents Multiple Recipients
Award Varies
Open Date
Deadline Date 01/2025
Recurring Event Yes
State Specific Scholarship No
School Specific Scholarship No
Website Link
Who's Eligible
Military Branch:
Military Status: Active Military Service, Veteran, Disabled Veteran, Dependent, Dependent - Active Military Service, Dependent - Veteran, Spouse, Spouse - Active Military Service, Spouse - Veteran
Student Background:
Student Disability:
Academic Status:
Academic Level:
Degree Specific: No
Detail
The benefits can be used for degree and certificate programs, apprenticeships, as well as on the job training. If you are a spouse you can also use the benefits for correspondence courses. Remedial, deficiency and refresher courses may also be approved. You should be able to receive up to 45 months of educational benefits if you began your program before August 1, 2018. If you started on or after August 1, 2018, you have 36 months to use your benefits. You might be able to use up to 81 months of benefits if you use this program with an entitlement from other VA education programs.