Office of Military & Veteran Services

Step 1:  Apply for Benefits

Once you have applied for or gained acceptance into Lincoln, you must submit a request for educational benefits through the Veterans Benefits Administration. You can achieve this by visiting: 

VA Benefits Portal

After you submit your request, please allow approximately 30 days for the VA to provide a decision.

Step 2: Submit your Certificate of Eligibility (COE)

Once the VA has approved your application, you will receive a letter detailing your benefits. This letter must be submitted to the Office of Military & Veteran Services. (Certification of your enrollment will not be processed without verification of this letter)

You may submit this document:

• By email: veterans@lincoln.edu
• In-person:  Wright Hall, First Floor

Step 3: Register for Class

Meet with an Academic Advisor or log into LU Self-Service and register for courses under the appropriate term.

Step 4: Submit the Veterans Benefits Enrollment Form

First-time students using VA benefits at Lincoln must complete a paper benefits enrollment form: Certification Request

You may submit this document:

• By email: veterans@lincoln.edu
• In-person: Wright Hall, First Floor

Note: You will be required to sign this form for each semester you intend to use your benefits.

Step 5: Advance Payment Request (Optional)

Students using Chapters 30, 35, or 1606 may request advancement of benefit payments at least 30 days but no more than 120 days before the semester starts.

An advance payment pays the student's monthly benefit for the first and second months of the semester in advance. The first month will only pay from the start date through the end of the month.

Students must be enrolled at least half-time, have more than 30 days between terms, and make such requests in writing. Please complete: Advance Payment Request Form

Step 1: Register for Class

Meet with an Academic Advisor or log into LU Self-Service and register for courses under the appropriate term.

Step 2: Submit the Veterans Benefits Enrollment Form

You may submit the Certification Request using the form located on the student veteran's webpage: 

Enrollment Form

Note: You will be required to sign this form for each semester you intend to use your benefits. Completing the web form allows the university to submit your certification timely.

Step 3: Advance Payment Request (Optional)

Students using Chapters 30, 35, or 1606 may request advancement of benefit payments at least 30 days but no more than 120 days before the semester starts.

An advance payment pays the student's monthly benefit for the first and second months of the semester in advance. The first month will only pay from the start date through the end of the month.

Students must be enrolled at least half-time, have more than 30 days between terms, and make such requests in writing. Please complete: Advance Payment Request Form

Students who are members of the PA National Guard (Army and Air Force) are eligible for a state tuition assistance program called EAP (Education Assistance Program). Students must apply annually to activate this benefit:

 EAP Portal

Eligibility:

• Requires 6-year commitment
• Be a graduate of Basic Training, advanced camp or the equivalent before the 1st day of class and prior to submitting an application.
• Be an active satisfactory participant in a PA National Guard Unit.
• Be a member in good standing. 
• All ranks are eligible.

Guard members must fulfill their enlistment commitment or may be required to repay all EAP funds received, plus interest.

State Education Center
Bldg. 9-54, Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003-5002
Phone: 717-861-9340
Fax: 717-861-9200
Email: edcenterpa@pa.ngb.army.mil

A student ordered to active duty due to a national crisis, under circumstances that preclude completion of a semester or session, will be allowed to take a leave of absence from the University. The student must present a copy of the military orders to the Office of Military & Veteran Services (Wright Hall, First Floor) and complete a withdrawal or leave of absence form.

 Regarding military/veteran students, we:

1. Refrain from denying readmission to any person who is a member of, applies to be a member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform or has an obligation to perform services in the uniformed services on the basis of that membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligations to perform service;
2. Promptly readmit any student who wishes to re-enroll after having left to perform qualifying service in the US Armed Forces, National Guard, or Reserves with the same academic status to the same program if:
   • The student (or appropriate Armed Forces officer or Dept. of Defense official) gives advance written or verbal notice of such service to the Registrar's Office at Lincoln University as far in advance as is reasonable under the circumstances;
   • The cumulative length of the absence, and of all previous absences, from Lincoln University, because of uniformed service does not exceed five years; and
   • The student submits written or oral notice of intent to re-enroll to the Registrar's Office no later than three years after completing the service period, or no later than two years after recovering from an illness or injury related to that service
3. Will waive the advance notice requirement if such notice is precluded by military necessity, i.e. classified mission, operation, exercise, or requirement; or pending or ongoing mission, operation, exercise, or requirement that may be compromised or adversely affected by public knowledge.

See the detailed policy here or under the "Policies" section of this page.