Tuition assistance is easier than ever Published Nov. 27, 2007 By Tech. Sgt. Micky Cordiviola Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga., -- The process for applying for tuition assistance has just become more convenient for reservists. The application for tuition assistance is now available online at https://www.my.af.mil. Tuition assistance provides Reserve members with 100 percent tuition reimbursement, with a maximum of $250 per semester hour and $4,500 per fiscal year for bachelor and associate degrees. For graduate programs, members are provided with 75 percent tuition reimbursement up to $187.50 per semester hour with a $4,500 cap per fiscal year. "Each member is responsible for paying for the tuition up front and must pass the class with at least a "C" average," said Dolores Green, of the Education Office here. "Now instead of coming into the Education Office to fill out the application for assistance, members can go to the Air Force Portal and apply. It is really convenient." There are specific rules for tuition assistance that must be followed in order to use the benefit: · Applications submitted in person or online after the class start date will not be processed. It is the member's responsibility to ensure they sign up for each new class on time. · It is the member's responsibility to digitally sign their courses. They can not be loaded until this occurs. · All grades are due within 60 days of class completion date and any missing grades will be deleted and ineligible for reimbursement. · Members must notify the education office of any withdrawals, failures, incompletes, drops and adds or future tuition assistance will be prohibited until information is received. · Online tuition assistance applications will not be processed until the education office has a hard copy of the member's degree plan on file. · Members applying for tuition assistance for master's degree must have their bachelors' degree updated into the system. For more information contact the Education Office at 678-655-4000.
