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Government Authorization

Many PSU students receive government benefits to help them pay for college.  Below are some of the major programs for which the Bursar’s Office has established procedures.  Please review the appropriate information and follow complete the necessary steps prior to each payment due date.

• Montgomery GI Bill
  • In order for MGIB payments to be applied to your tuition bill as anticipated payment, the following must occur on or before the payment due date:
    
    Step 1:  Contact the Plymouth State University's Veterans Coordinator and submit all appropriate paperwork. Note: The amount of your benefit may have an impact on your Financial Aid package.
    
    Step 2:  Notify the Financial Aid Office of your award by completing this Outside Scholarship Form. Note: The amount of your scholarship may have an impact on your Financial Aid package
    
    Step 3:  Sign a Student Payment Agreement Form with the Bursar’s Office.
    
    Students need sign an payment agreement stating that that they agreed to make monthly payments to the PSU Bursar’s Office within 10 days after receiving their monthly MGIB payment.
    
• NH National Guard Educational Assistance Program
  • Step 1: Matriculate. The Guard member will apply and be accepted to one of the programs offered at Plymouth State University.
    
    Step 2: Financial Aid. The Guard member annually will apply for financial aid by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1 of each year. Additionally, you must notify the Financial Aid Office of your educational benefits by completing this Outside Scholarship Form (PDF). Note: The amount of your benefit may have an impact on your Financial Aid package.
    
    Step 3:  Federal Education Benefits
    A(1). The guard member will apply for Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits, (if eligible and not applying tuition assistance) by contacting the full time unit support personnel to initiate their application VA 22-1990, OR A(2). The Guard member who is ineligible for MGIB or has been advised by the Education Officer to use Tuition Assistance funds will submit, through the full time unit support personnel, the following:
    
    1. DA Form 2171 Request for Tuition Assistance – Army Continuing Education System;
    2. TAGNH Form 621-2 Statement of Agreement Tuition Assistance Program; and
    3. TAGNH Form 621 Application for Participation in Army continuing Education System (ACES)
    
    B. The Guard member will submit, through the full time unit support personnel a TAGNH Form 14, The New Hampshire National Guard Scholarship Fund Application.
    C. The Guard member will submit, through the full time unit support personnel a TAGNH 621-1 Tuition Waiver Application Form. 
    
    Step 4:  Eligibility Certification
    The unit will verify eligibility and authorization by signing
    
    1. Part 1 of the TAGNH 621-1; and
    2. Part 11 a.b.c. of the DA Form 2171
    
    Step 5: Benefit Notification to College/University
    The educational officer will submit Tuition Assistance and Scholarship Authorizations to the Plymouth State University Bursar’s Office. Note:  It is ultimately the Guard members responsibility to ensure that this information is submitted to the Plymouth State University by the bill due date.
    
• Vocational Rehabilitation
  • In order for Vocational Rehabilitation benefits to be applied to your tuition bill as an anticipated payment, the following must occur prior to the bill due date:
    
    Step 1: Contact your State Vocational Rehabilitation counselor to obtain an Authorization Form
    Here is a list of some of the agencies Plymouth State University works with:
    
    

    New Hampshire	Maine
    Manchester VA Vocational Rehab (800) 627-9304 Concord Regional Office (603) 271-2327 Keene Regional Office (800) 620 7688 Lebanon Regional Office (800) 621-7876	Vocational Rehabilitation - Rockland (207) 287-2009 Vocational Rehabilitation - Augusta (207) 624-5105

    
    Step 2:   Notify the Financial Aid Office of your educational benefits by completing this Outside Scholarship Form.
    Note: The amount of your benefit may have an impact on your Financial Aid package.
    
    Step 3: Mail Authorization to:
    Plymouth State University
    Bursar’s Office
    17 High Street MSC #19
    Plymouth, NH  03264
    
    Please be sure the following information is included or the form (s) will be rejected.
    
        * Students name and ID number
        * Maximum billing amount
        * Name, address and phone number of third party
        * Name of contact person
        * Term ( Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring)
    
    Step 4: Plymouth State University Bills The Agency:
    The first bill will be sent 2 weeks after the start of each semester at which time enrollment will be verified.   Payments must be received within 45 days after the start of the semester or it will be the student’s responsibility to pay the balance.
    
    REFUNDS:  You must have an actual overpayment on your account in order to be eligible for a refund.  Refunds will not be issued based on anticipated payments.
    
    Note: Some agencies take longer than others to pay their bill.  Students, therefore, should not count on this money for living expenses at the start of the semester.  Plan accordingly.
    

For all other government benefits, please call our office at (603) 535-3170 or toll free at (877) 846-5755.