Request VA Education Benefits

To request the use of VA Education Benefits at Cornell:

  1. If this is your first-time using benefits at Cornell, email vaedben@cornell.edu with your student ID number and the statement "I plan to use VA Education and Training Benefits at Cornell." This will trigger an automated process to request more information regarding your benefit eligibility. If you have already used VA Benefits at Cornell a previous semester, you do not need to send this email, you're already set up to receive automated emails.
  2. An email will later be sent detailing steps in the VA Education Benefits process, including completing the appropriate VA Benefits Request Form. To complete the form, you must have applied for VA Education Benefits and have a recent Certificate of Eligibility (COE) or have access to the VA's Statement of Benefits tool. Additionally, you must have an active Cornell Net ID.
  3. Once you enroll in courses, Cornell's School Certifying Officials (SCOs) will certify your enrollment to the VA no later than 30 days prior to the start of the semester.
  4. After the semester begins, Cornell's SCOs will submit tuition and fee charges to the VA, if applicable.
  5. Changes to enrollment and/or tuition and fees are submitted to the VA throughout the semester, as necessary.

For answers to frequently asked questions, visit our VA Education and Training Benefits FAQs.

You will receive an email with guidance once the form is ready each year. You will also receive an email each semester asking for verification of VA benefit requests. You must submit that verification each semester if no changes are needed or may update the request and resubmit as needed.

Fall 2025-Summer 2026 VA Benefits Request Form 

Fall 2024-Summer 2025 VA Benefits Request Form

Fall 2023-Summer 2024 VA Benefits Request Form

Note: Regular maintenance is performed on Sunday between 5:00 AM and 10:00 AM; during this time the form may be unavailable and you will receive the following alert when opening the form: "This form is undergoing routine maintenance and will become available approximately at 10:00 am EST, Sunday. Please check back after that time".