Yellow Ribbon Program | Explained
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
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The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, known as the Yellow Ribbon Program, is a program that is available to eligible veterans to supplement the cost of education at participating US institutions of higher learning. It falls under the same law that created the Post 9/11 GI Bill and essentially allows US schools to enter into an agreement with the VA to offer funding for higher education that is not covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
If you qualify for the Post 9/11 GI Bill at the 100% benefit level (that is you served active duty for at least 36 months OR received a Purple Heart OR you served at least 30 continuous days on active duty and were discharged due to a service-connected disability), you are eligible. This also applies to eligible GI Bill Transferees. In addition, the school you are applying to must be a participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program and you must apply/get accepted to that school.
Just because you are eligible and apply, does not mean you are guaranteed the scholarship. These scholarships can be limited to a certain number of applicants per academic year and they are often advertised as available on a “first-come, first-serve” basis, especially for any postgraduate degrees. Not all scholarships cover in full what’s left over after your GI Bill. Again, with postgraduate degrees, some scholarships offered are worth $5000 or $10,000, which are yes matched by the VA, but this may still leave you with out of pocket tuition/fees costs.
The Yellow Ribbon Program is for you if you are eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill, were discharged more than 3 years ago, and are looking to attend an out-of-state public school or if you are interested at any time in attending a private college.
If you received the scholarship and your school continues to participate in the program, they must continue to offer the scholarship to you in subsequent years contingent upon your academic standing, enrollment, and GI Bill eligibility.
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0:00 Introduction
1:42 Who is eligible?
2:06 Who needs the YRP?
2:55 What is the Yellow Ribbon Program?
3:57 Important to Consider
5:38 Website walk-through
9:04 Warning
10:57 Closing
Thank you so much for explaining the Yellow Ribbon program!
Happy to help Ian! Good luck!
This clarifies a lot of things for me, thanks for the shared knowledge
Happy to help!
Another great one bro! Didn’t realize such expensive schools are actually still a possibility if you do it right 👍
Thanks man!
It's all about strategy!
I appreciate what you do…bro civilian life/going back to school is a hassle. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for watching man! Hang in there. It gets easier.
Thanks, Sir! This video was very helpful !
So happy to hear that!
Super useful! Thank you
Happy to help!
I’ve done a lot of research on the yellow ribbon program, as I am enlisting in the United States Air Force, and wish to further the educational goals that I have for myself, but you were able to provide as much clarity as possible, with regards to the variance of funding provided by each school and program. Thank you!
Thank you Nicholas! So glad you found it useful. Best of luck in the AF. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help!
When you shipping out? 21st September here trying to go to dental school once I’m done
Were you able to end up joining the AF?
@@outrightfoot3 fly, fight, and win
@@senorchocolate haha yeah I’m a year and a half in rn , time flies
I am getting out of the services this month and been looking up schools for nursing.. most of them needing the YRB which they do offer. I did more research using the weams tool and they only do it for that academic year! This is very important information and i'm hoping they just havent renewed it yet because it doesnt make sense going into a college for one year and next year you cannot pay for it because they don't support it anymore..
thanks!!!
Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful
Curious how it works if I have just 1 month of post 9-11 G.I left at 100% - so a semester's worth. Seems like the Yellow Ribbon isn't calculated per semester. Kinda seems like they calculate it up front (yep, you did verify that part as I was typing this) Id be happy if I got anything though, tbh.
Awesome video! I am wondering if you could use the Post 9/11 gi bill and play a sport in college like track? Also, could you dorm at the school and pocket all the BAH given? Thanks!
Thank you!
You can definitely play sports and take advantage of the extracurricular activities.
You will not get BAH if you live on campus. The BAH will go towards that housing directly to the school. You won't see any of it.
So do you apply for the program while applying to the college or do you have to get accepted to the college first or what?? I’m asking because I want to apply to multiple schools, but I really only want to go to the one that would accept me for the yellow ribbon program.
That's a really good question! I believe you have to be accepted to the college first. However, I would call one of the schools you're applying to and confirm with them first. I can't say for certain.
This video was very helpful. I’m currently serving in the Air Force on active duty orders ,but want to switch to the reserve. Do you know if you can use the yellow ribbon program if you are still in the reserve ,but want to school full time using the post 9/11 G.I. bill?
I'm glad you found it helpful.
You absolutely can. You just need to have 100% GI Bill eligibility. Doesn't matter if you're still in the reserves.
Might be a long shot. I went to a private school. Towards the end of my benefits, I ended up taking a loan to cover the remaining expenses. I just recently found out about the yellow ribbon program, and found out that the school did provide the yellow ribbon program. My counselor wasn't really experienced with VA related things. Is it worth to find out if they had the program availability the year I was in?
Oof, I'm sorry to hear that man. I've never heard of a scenario for getting the YRB after the fact to repay loans. However, I always encourage people to push for what they need. You never know what you can make happen with some persistence.
Your VA counselor definitely failed you.
Could you expand more on BAH? Is BAH included in the YR program/GI Bill? How do you get it?
BAH is only a factor of the GI Bill. The YR does not add our impact BAH at all. It only covers some or all of the tuition difference paid to the school to make sure you don't have to pay out of pocket.
Thanks for the good info bro!!! Will I still get full BAH if I’m using the Yellow Ribbon program ?
Of course! As long as you're a full time student.
@@jasonburds thank you so much for responding. Cause I’ll be using the Yellow Ribbon benefit this summer but I wasn’t sure how it affected my housing allowance. I’m relieved to hear this 😂
@@jojoco9840 my pleasure! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
If I have 6 months left on my post 9/11 and want to use it for a 15 month MBA program, with the yellow ribbon covering the remaining months. Will I still be able to receive MHA through yellow ribbon, even though my post 9/11 housing ran out?
You will not. YRP is basically an extension of GI bill. If you run out of GI bill, yrp is worthless.
So if a school pays the remaining tuition that the GI bill does not cover, does that mean they will split the difference of what is remaining with the VA? Or does that VA then match what the university covered?
It's a dollar for dollar match. So if the school agrees the remaining balance will be covered, the VA and school will split the difference. If the school only offers $10k, the VA will also give $10k. Make sense?
@@jasonburds Yes thank you!
I want to serve active duty then pursue my PhD. Which will take 6 years. Will the GI bill cover all of this or should I be looking towards the yellow ribbon?
The YRP is not a factor of duration of program, but cost of program. The YRP is if you go to a private school or a school in which you have to pay out of state tuition and the GI Bill doesn't cover the yearly cost.
My best advice to complete your PhD using benefits, is to take as many classes towards your goal as possible while on active duty. If you can use TA and FAFSA while on active duty for 4 years, you'll be pretty well set up to complete your goal. If there is any gap, you may be eligible for VR&E when you get out, but there is no guarantee for that. You basically have to get hurt... so not necessarily worth it. Check out my video on going to school while on active duty here: ua-cam.com/video/OK6Yky7N2vE/v-deo.html
Also, quick question. Since it’s a dollar for dollar match, there is something I’m still confused about. Let’s say the school cost $45,000; For the yellow ribbon program at this school, they only give $25,000…Since it is a dollar for dollar match, the VA also gives $25,000…That’s a total of $50,000, so what happens with the extra $5,000 dollars? Is it something you can use to take extra classes? Is it allocated to your BAH?….
Good question. There will be no excess payments from the yellow ribbon program. Whatever the difference is between what the GI Bill will cover and the cost of the school is, will be split 50/50 between the VA and the school. Make sense?
Can you talk about the hazelwood act when enlisting from Texas
Thanks Kevin! I'm add it to the list!
Am I still eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program if I only qualify for 60% of the Post 9/11 GI Bill?
I do not believe so. You have to have served 36 months on active duty. If you had done this you would have 100% of GI bill.
How does this program apply to dependents of 100% and permanently disabled veterans if at all? Do yellow ribbon schools open the tuition beaks to these dependents?
The only way you could use this as a dependent is if the veteran transferred their GI Bill to you. The disability component doesn't factor in.
Can you use the Yellow Ribbon Scholarship if you're active duty?
Technically yes, but because it has to be used with the GI Bill, I don't recommend it. Watch my video on the post 9/11 GI Bill to better understand why
Are you able to use this with Chapter 35, DEA?
DEA?
If the credits are transferred must it be all gi bill credits if some are used ? How would that work
I'm not sure I understand the question.
so i have one day left on my post 9/11 if my school has a yellow ribbon program can I use it?
You can apply for it. If you're currently enrolled talk to the VA liaison at your school. It will only apply to your last term (if that) since you only have one day of the GI Bill left.
Is the yellow ribbon program only for active duty?
No, it's for veterans. But you have to have 100% of the GI Bill, so if you go guard or reserves you may not get out with 100% of the GI Bill.
If i enroll in a private school could i use to yrp to pay off the owed tuition balance?
Did you watch the video? You have to make sure the school offers yrp and make sure it would cover all tuition when combined with the GI Bill then apply.
No clue how I ended up here but would like to add some states and institutions allow in-state tuition fees for vets. 🇺🇸
There are always deals to be found.
Is this for all branches ?
Yes. Your branch of service doesn't matter.
I'm currently in the Air National Guard. Can anyone shed any light and let me know if I'm eligible? I have 5 years in.
You have to have earned 100% of your GI Bill. So if you've done 36 qualifying months of active duty, you're eligible.
Can you get yellow ribbon and Chapter 35 assistance at the same time.
From what I understand, you can't use chapter 35 and YRP But you can use the Fry scholarship and yellow ribbon program. Are you eligible for Fry?
@@jasonburds dunno. But it is for my kids.
@@LawDogg01 got it. Well maybe do some digging to see if they qualify for the Fry Scholarship. There are some similarities between Chapter 35 and Fry, but I don't know your situation enough to speak to it for you.
My school doesn’t have the yellow ribbon program sadly.
Is it a private school? It's always worth reaching out to the school to see if it's something they could apply for. I recently got an employer approved. It took about a year.
USC only has three spots? that sucks
Depends on the program. But unfortunately they're not all abundant.
Can a foreign military personnel apply for this program
Are you eligible for the GI Bill?
@@jasonburds i have no idea what that bill is ..can you shed some light on this
@@aartisharma3495 I have a playlist about the GI bill. Check those videos out. But if you're not a US military veteran, you won't be eligible.