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1. Apply to the University per UNL Admissions Instructions and submit copies of your DD form 214 (discharge from active duty) and transcripts/certificates for all military schooling or training.
2. Complete an "Application for Education Benefits" (VONAPP) at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/ as soon as you are admitted to the University.
3. In order to receive monthly benefits, you must enroll in classes and report your UNL enrollment to the VA Coordinator, 16 Nebraska Union, prior to each semester and/or summer session you desire to receive benefits. The VA Coordinator will not assume that you want to receive benefits for any given term. To prevent any delays in monthly payments, keep the VA Coordinator informed of your enrollment status throughout the semester and/or summer sessions you are attending.
4. Don't forget: Report your UNL registration by completing the VA Certification Information form with the VA Clerk, 16 Nebraska Union, prior to each term or summer session you desire to receive benefits.
5. Consistent with the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, Section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, Section 103, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln will not impose any penalties due to the delayed disbursement of a payment by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs on recipients of Chapter 31 and Chapter 33 VA Benefits. UNL will permit any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides UNL a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33, and ending on the earlier of the following dates: 1) The date on which payment from the VA is made to the institution or 2) 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the COE.
   
   Additionally, UNL will not require that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to UNL due to the delayed disbursement of funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 31 or 33. A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and Employment or chapter 33, Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits, and has been verified by the school certifying official as benefit eligible. This requirement is limited to the portion of funds paid by VA.