GI Bill + Scholarship + Out-of-state Tuition?

Paying for College
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<p>Hi:</p>

<p>I received Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits transferred to me from my father. Presently I attend a public university and pay out-of-state tuition. I receive a scholarship that is awarded to out-of-state students to be applied toward tuition ($2000 per semester), and have 2 more semesters of 100% GI Bill benefits remaining.</p>

<p>My question is: will I be able to use the tuition-only scholarship <em>and</em> the GI Bill tuition benefit? The benefits do not even come close to paying the tuition in full: my bill for next semester will be ~$12K, where GI Bill pays ~$4K and scholarship pays $2K. I'm still awaiting a clarification but the school's VA office said something to the effect that I wouldn't be able to. It would be understandable if the benefits covered the tuition in full, which was the case at my previous institution where I did pay in-state tuition. But in this case, they do not 'overlap' in such a way.</p>

<p>Thanks all!</p>

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<p>It really just depends on the school - you’ll have to wait for clarification from them, since this is a matter of university policy wrt to the scholarship. Some schools would let you “stack” the scholarships towards tuition and others wouldn’t.</p>

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<p>The VA is the last payer, so you may very well not get more than the GI Bill amount, even with the scholarship. They pay up to a certain amount per state and if the school deducts your scholarship from that amount, you will only get the difference. I’m not sure if there is legally a way the school can post the scholarship after certifying your enrollment with the VA.</p>