Financial Aid
Military Service Support Programs
Soldier/Student Smart Sheet
USAR Tuition Assistance:
• Complete Basic Training and AIT.• Be a drilling reservist in good standing.
• Complete Request for Tuition Assistance (DA Form 2171-E) with Unit Representative. Unit Rep will forward to RSC Command for approval.
• RSC will authorize DA Form 2171-E and return the authorized copy to unit.
Provide two copies of DA Form 2171-E (ensure that Block 5-B is signed, and has a control number annotated on the form), and a payment instrument for his or her portion of the tuition and fees (check, money order, credit card, etc.) to Ms. Barbara Perron in Accounts Receivable, Student Services Center.
WIARNG Tuition Reimbursement:
• Complete Basic Training and AIT.• Be a drilling guard member in good standing.
• File your DD Form 214 and proof of High School completion with your unit (these are necessary to start your educational benefits).
• Obtain verified and signed (by the State Education Services Office) copy of DD Form 2384 (Notice of Basic Eligibility) from your unit. Ensure unit representative files a copy in your 201 file.
• During or upon completion of the semester, complete the student portion of DMA Form 189 (Tuition Reimbursement Form) and submit to the UWSP Registration/Records VA Representative for completion of the school portion.
• Remember, time is of the essence! the sooner you complete and turn in your paperwork, the sooner your tuition is paid!!!! Failure to comply with promptness of paperwork actions may lead to problems with class registration later on in the semester.
• Remember to follow up on ALL actions. You are your own best career manager.Montgomery GI Bill:
• Turn the original DD Form 2384 (Notice of Basic Eligibility), and, in some cases, any MGIB Kicker contracts, with a copy of your DD Form 214 to the UWSP VA Representative, Mandy Johnson or Pat Birrenkott in Records and Registration, Student Services Center.• Mandy Johnson or Pat Birrenkott will assist you in completing and forwarding the VA Form 22-1990 to the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis.
• Remember that enrollment must be verified every month by students before they can receive any VA education benefits for that month. See contact information below for details.
Army ROTC:
• Be advised that military veterans and current soldiers in the Army National Guard and Army Reserves receive significant additional and increased benefits for enrolling and contracting with Army ROTC to become an officer.• Basic Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen, be at least 17 years old, obtain and maintain at least a 2.0 CGPA as a full-time enrolled student, be of good moral character in accordance with CC Form 139-R (no negative RE codes), meet medical fitness standards of AR 40-501 as prescribed in AR 145-1, meet the height and weight standards of AR 600-9, complete an Army Physical Fitness Test with a minimum score of 180, be at least basic training qualified.
• Contact Major Doug Ferrel regarding any and all questions in regard to enrollment and contracting to become an officer either in the Active Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserves.
Academic Credit for Military Experience:
• UWSP grants academic credit for prior military experience. In order to receive those credits, students must take MSL 301 and complete the course with a passing grade. See the Army ROTC office for details.Financial Aid Issues:
• If you are considered “independent” for financial aid exclusively on the basis of being a veteran, bring a copy of your DD214 to the financial aid office. (Another way of saying this is: If the only question in Step Three of the FAFSA you answered “Yes” was the veteran question, drop a copy of your DD214 by.)• If this is the first time you applied for aid at UWSP as a veteran or your veteran’s benefits have significantly changed since last submission, drop a copy of your veteran’s educational benefits by the Financial Aid Office. (Call 1-888-442-4551 and request that they send you a Veteran’s benefit award letter showing the type of benefit, the monthly amount of your benefit, and the number of months of your remaining eligibility.)
• If your income before coming to school was significantly higher than your income while in school, you should submit an Unusual Circumstances form. Access it online here or call the Financial Aid Office and request a hard copy. If you fill out a hard copy, return the form to the Financial Aid Office.
Veterans Affairs Information: If you have been activated for Title 10 duty for at least 90 days, then…
• Contact the local County veterans service office. They will need a copy of your DD Form 214 (member 4 and a member 1 copy, if possible) to help establish your eligibility for WI Dept. of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) tuition and fee reimbursement grant.• After the office establishes you are eligible and your information gets put into the database (for first time users there will be some delay) you will need to apply online here . For each term or semester you would like reimbursement you will need to fill out an application online at the above address.
Remember that time is of the essence! the sooner you complete and turn in your paperwork, the sooner your tuition is paid!!!! Failure to comply with promptness of paperwork actions may lead to problems with class registration later on in the semester.
• Remember to follow up on ALL actions. You are your own best career manager.
• This link here has information about educational benefits for Veterans at UWSP.
Contact Information:
• UWSP Veteran Representatives: Ann Whipp, (715)-295-8947 or Pat Birrenkott, (715) 346-3986, Records and Registration Office, Student Services Center FAX: (715) 346-2558.• UWSP Army ROTC: Major Doug Ferrel, Army ROTC Room 204, Student Services Center, (715) 346-4010, FAX: (715) 346-3411.
• UWSP Tuition Assistance Representative: Ms. Barbara Perron, Accounts Receivable, Room 003, Student Services Center, (715) 346-2118.
• UWSP Financial Aid Office: Room 106, Student Services Center, (715) 346-4771.
• Portage County Veteran’s Affairs Office: Mr. Mike Clements, 1516 Church St., Stevens Point, Phone: 346-1310.
• WIARNG State Education Officer: (800) 335-5147 Ext. 2-3448, FAX: (608) 242-3402.
• Federal Tuition Assistance: (800) 843-2769 Ext. 3432, FAX: (612) 713-3365.
• MGIB: (800) 827-1000, Monthly Verification of Enrollment: (877) 823-2378 OR GI Bill website, follow link to the Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE).