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	Home Apply Online Contacts FAQ's Online Resources		Admissions > Veterans > Frequently Asked Questions What is the Yellow Ribbon Program? How Does the Yellow Ribbon Program Benefit Me? Am I Eligible? When Will Benefits under the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program Be Available? How Much Money Will I Receive Under the Yellow Ribbon Program? How do I apply for the Yellow Ribbon Program? What is the Yellow Ribbon Program? The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows institutions of higher learning (degree granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. The institution can waive up to 50% of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution. -top- How Does the Yellow Ribbon Program Benefit Me? The Post-9/11 GI Bill pays up to the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition. Your tuition and fees may exceed that amount if you are attending a private institution, graduate school or attending in a non-resident status. If you are enrolled at a Yellow Ribbon participating institution and the tuition and fees exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition, additional funds may be available for your education program without an additional charge to your entitlement. Institutions that voluntarily enter into a Yellow Ribbon Agreement with VA choose the percentage of tuition and fees that will be waived. VA will match that percentage and issue payment directly to the institution. -top- Am I Eligible? You may be eligible if: You have served at least 90 days of active duty since September 10, 2001; You were honorably discharged from active duty for a service connected disability and you served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001; You are a dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill based on a veteran’s service under the eligibility criteria listed above. -top- When Will Benefits under the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program Be Available? Benefits are payable for training pursued on or after August 1, 2009. No payments can be made under this program for training pursued before that date. -top- How Much Money Will I Receive Under the Yellow Ribbon Program? Question: What portion of tuition and fees charges will be considered under the Yellow Ribbon Program? Answer: The difference of the amount charged to the student and what has been paid by VA as educational assistance. The following steps are provided to determine the difference for one student: Student’s enrolled credit hours reported by the institution to the VA x Maximum Credit Hour Charge for the State = Maximum Tuition Payable Compare the Maximum Tuition Payable with the amount charged the student. VA will pay the institution the lesser amount Compare the Maximum Single Term Fees for your State with what you have charged the student. VA will pay the institution the lesser amount. Add the amounts VA has paid for tuition and fees and compare that with the total amount charged to the student. Institution charges that exceed what has already been paid by VA are the difference that could be applied to the Yellow Ribbon Program. Determine how much of the difference, up to one-half of that amount, that the institution will agree to cover with funds of the institution and the VA will match that amount. -top- How do I apply for the Yellow Ribbon Program? Schools that intend to participate in the Yellow Ribbon program will establish application procedures for eligible students. The school will determine the maximum number of students that may participate in the program and the percent of tuition that will be waived. VA is currently soliciting institution for interest in participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program. You may wish to inquire at your school about their intent to participate and the application procedures they plan to establish for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Please remember that you must be eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill at the 100% rate to be considered for the Yellow Ribbon Program. -top- Remember, to receive benefits under the Yellow Ribbon Program: You have served at least 90 days of active duty since September 10, 2001; Your school must agree to participate in the Yellow Program; Your school must have not offered Yellow Ribbon to more than the maximum number of individuals stated in their participation agreement; Your school must certify your enrollment to VA, including Yellow Ribbon program information. -top- Visit www.gibill.va.gov for additional information on the Yellow Ribbon Program or other benefits.