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ELIGIBILITY FOR A GI BILL EXTENSION YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR A GI BILL EXTENSION IF ONE OF THESE IS TRUE: * You served a later period of active duty of 90 consecutive days or more (meaning that

after you applied for GI Bill benefits, you served 90 days or more without a break in service), OR * You have an illness or disability that prevented you from attending school, OR * You were

held by a foreign government or power after your last discharge or release from active duty HOW TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION IF YOU SERVED A LATER PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY Send us a letter to

request your extension. INCLUDE ONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS: * A copy of your orders to report for active duty, OR * A copy of your DD214 or other discharge papers Mail your documents to your

local Regional Processing Office.  Find a Regional Processing Office IF YOUR ILLNESS OR DISABILITY PREVENTED YOU FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL Send us a letter to request your extension. INCLUDE

THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR LETTER:   * The type of illness or disability that prevented you from attending school, AND * The start and end dates of the time period when you couldn’t attend

school because of your disability (write the dates like this: mm-dd-yyyy), AND * The reasons you couldn’t start or continue an education program INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF EACH JOB YOU HELD

during this time period when you couldn’t attend school because of your disability.  List this information for each job: * The type of job, AND * The employer’s name and address, AND * The

employment start and end dates (write the dates like this: mm-dd-yyyy), AND * The number of hours per week you worked ALSO INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM YOUR DOCTOR during this time period. Your

doctor’s statement should include these details: * Your diagnosis and treatment, AND * How long you’ve had your illness or disability, AND * The start and end dates of the time period when

your disability prevented you from attending school (write the dates like this: mm-dd-yyyy), AND * Medical evidence like test results and hospital reports Mail your documents to your local

Regional Processing Office. Find a Regional Processing Office IF YOU WERE HELD BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT Send us a letter to request your extension. Please include the start and end dates of

the time period when you couldn’t attend school because you were being held by a foreign government. Write the dates like this: mm-dd-yyyy. EDITH NOURSE ROGERS STEM SCHOLARSHIP The Edith

Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship allows eligible Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill or dependents using the Fry Scholarship to get added benefits. If

you’re currently enrolled in an undergraduate STEM degree program or if you have a STEM degree and you’re working toward a teaching certification, you may be eligible. Learn about the Edith

Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship -------------------------