NYU is pleased to be participating in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program), a provision of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. The program is designed to help students finance, through scholarship assistance, up to 100 percent of their out-of-pocket tuition and fees associated with education programs that may exceed the Post 9/11 GI Bill tuition benefit, which will only pay up to the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition.
Beginning in the 2009-10 academic year, NYU will provide funds toward the tuition of each qualifying veteran, with the VA matching NYU's contribution for each student.
In the 2009-2010 academic year, NYU will provide funds toward the tuition of each qualifying veteran, with the VA matching NYU's contribution for each student. Students who qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program must also be enrolled full time and be an undergraduate student in a degree program. The amount of the Yellow Ribbon award is determined by first applying the VA benefits towards the tuition and fees. If there are tuition and fee charges above that amount, the difference - up to $7000 per academic year - will be covered between NYU Yellow Ribbon Grant funds and a matching grant from Veterans Affairs (up to $3500 from each). If a student already has an NYU scholarship they may maintain that award, so long as the total of the combined scholarships, TAP Grant and/or Federal Pell Grant (if the student is eligible for those) does not exceed the student's cost of attendance. Other aid may be affected.
To be eligible for the Yellow Ribbon benefits, an individual must be entitled to the maximum Post 9/11 benefit. An individual may be eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Enhancement if:
- He/She served an aggregate period of active duty after September 10, 2001, of at least 36 months;
- He/She was honorably discharged from active duty for a service connected disability and had served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001;
- He/She is a dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill based on a veteran’s service under the eligibility criteria, as described on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs web site;
The Department of Veterans Affairs is currently accepting applications for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. To qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Enhancement, you must apply to the VA. The VA will then determine your eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and issue you a Certificate of Eligibility. NOTE: You can apply using the VA Form 22-1990 (PDF), and the form includes the instructions needed to begin the process.
After you are issued your Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs, indicating that you qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program, please contact Clara Fonteboa, at clf1@nyu.edu or (212) 998-4823.
The Office of the University Registrar will notify the Office of Financial Aid once an individual's eligibility is confirmed. The Office of the University Registrar will inform the Department of Veterans Affairs if the full time enrollment criteria is not met. Funds are subject to be returned if the student does not maintain full time enrollment.
Click here for more general information on Veterans Benefits.