Mission: Our role is to support military members, veterans, and their families at UNI as they transition between military duty, college, and new careers. We are committed to faculty and staff education, on and off campus resource networking, advocacy, and listening to each student to ensure that each military affiliated students' voice is heard and they are empowered to achieve success in class and beyond.
Resources
The University of Northern Iowa has many resources available on campus for students. If you cannot find what you are looking for on UNI's campus there are many outside resources within the community and Iowa that are able to help Military and Veteran students. Below are resources found on both on and off campus.
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Veterans Affairs/Iowa National Guard Iowa Department of Veteran's Affairs Black Hawk County Veteran's Affairs Department Veterans network is a list of sites that can assist veterans with anything military or veteran related. Iowa Department of Veteran Affairs Iowa specific information for veterans; includes grants, housing, loans, license plates, Iowa veteran trust fund and numerous other state specific information |
Health Iowa City VA Health Care System |
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Employment Assists Veterans translate their military skills, build their resumes, and provides career coaches/assessments
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Education Education Benefits Post 9/11 GI Bill and other programs Federal Tuition Assistance Process for Applying for Federal TA (Reservist/Guard) Free tutoring for Active Duty/Reserve/Guard Personnel College Online guide for Veterans For Army, Marine Corps, and Navy transcripts requests. GI Bill site contains information on veteran benefits as well as GI Bill specific information |
Housing Refinance & Mortgage Guide for U.S Veterans Americans for Independent Living
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Other Online Resources Higher education Resources for veterans and their families American Council on Education Toolkit A toolkit for veteran friendly institutions
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Scholarship Navy-Marine Corps Education Assistance Military Order of the Purple Hearts Scholarship Program Army Emergency Relief Scholarship Scholarship Programs of Fisher House Foundation This site contains numberous scholarships for veterans, spouses and dependents.
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