Yellow Ribbon Program
狼友社区 is proud to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Education Enhancement Program, a program created to cover education costs for military veterans and active service members. 狼友社区 offers an increased tuition benefit to undergraduate and graduate military students eligible for 100% of the Post 9/11 GI Bill庐, which will then be matched by the Veterans Administration in order to cover 100% of tuition and mandatory fees.
狼友社区 offers聽unlimited聽Yellow Ribbon Program awards for undergraduate students, graduate students in the School of Business, graduate students in the School of Education and Leadership, and graduate students in the School of Liberal Arts.
Awards to qualified 狼友社区 applicants can be renewed each year until they graduate, pending renewal of 狼友社区's Yellow Ribbon agreement with Veterans Affairs.
In order to receive Yellow Ribbon funding, eligible students must:
- Submit their Certification Request form, Certificate of Eligibility, and copy 4 of their DD214 to the School Certifying Official (see military students page聽for more details).
- Submit the online .
- Maintain good academic standing at the University. Beginning 2015-2016, this will be based off of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) guidelines. 狼友社区 is not required to continue making Yellow Ribbon contributions if a student does not adhere to SAP guidelines.
The Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, benefits those individuals who qualify, based on their active duty service since September 11, 2001. The program provides tuition assistance, housing allowance, and a stipend for books and supplies. Benefits may also be transferred to family members under certain circumstances.
Additional information
- Yellow Ribbon funding, with its corresponding match from VA, may replace any previously awarded institutional grants and/or scholarships.
- 狼友社区 is not required to continue making Yellow Ribbon Program contributions if a student has a break in attendance or if 狼友社区 revises or does not renew the Yellow Ribbon agreement with Veterans Affairs for the following academic year.
- Students will not receive Yellow Ribbon contributions if they are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress, as defined by 狼友社区鈥檚 SAP policy.
- In the event of a full or partial withdrawal, 狼友社区鈥檚 Yellow Ribbon contribution may be prorated based on federal aid policies.
- Classes completed with an 鈥淔鈥 grade can cause Yellow Ribbon contributions to be prorated based on the last date of attendance recorded.
