Campus Services and Facilities
Student Services and Programs
Veterans Affairs
Located in the Financial Aid Office
Student Services Center, Third Floor North
Mail Code 0013
E-mail: vao@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-4480
Fax: (858) 534-5459
Eligibility
The following persons may be eligible for veteran's educational benefits:
Chapter 30
Persons who entered active duty for the first time after June 30, 1985, and served continuously for three years.
Chapter 31
Persons who have a service-connected disability.
Chapter 33
Persons who served at least ninety days on active duty after September 10, 2001, and are still on active duty or were honorably discharged.
Chapter 35
Sons, daughters, spouses, and surviving spouses of veterans who died or are permanently and totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability, or who are persons missing in action or captured in line of duty by a hostile force.
Chapter 1606
Persons who have a six-year obligation to serve in the Selected Reserve signed after June 30, 1985.
Chapter 1607 or Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
An education benefit available to certain reservists who were activated for at least ninety days on or after September 11, 2001.
College Fee Waiver
The California College Fee Waiver Program: A student who is the child of a deceased veteran or veteran with a service-connected disability may receive a waiver of the state-mandated registration and educational fees. Eligibility is determined by each individual county Veterans Service Office.
VA Contact Information
Chapter Benefits: Forms and application information are available on our Web site. For more eligibility information, to obtain an application online, or to locate your county’s Veterans Service Office, go to http://www.gibill.va.gov/.
College Fee Waiver: For eligibility information, obtain an application online, or to locate your county’s Veterans Service Office, go to http://www.cacvso.org/.