Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon and Chapter 33
Effective August 1, 2011, veteran's assistance for higher
education available under the Post 9/11 Veteran's Educational
Assistance Act (Chapter 33) has changed. This assistance now
includes tuition/fee payments up to $17,500 for enrollment at a
private institution as well as housing and book stipends. Children
and spouses of service members may also be eligible under certain
circumstances to receive benefits. The service member must apply
with the VA to transfer his/her eligibility to a dependent.
The VA determines the percentage of the service members
eligibility. This percentage is then used to calculate the amount
of tuition and fees paid by the VA.
Yellow Ribbon is a voluntary program that Butler has entered
into with the VA. Only students eligible for 100% of the
Chapter 33 benefit (based on service record/time) are
eligible. The Yellow Ribbon is in addition to the tuition and fees
they receive under the CH 33 benefits. An institution's
participation in the program is determined annually. An institution
can discontinue it's participation at any time by not submitting a
new agreement for the upcoming year.
Currently, Butler has agreed to provide up to $6000/year in
institutional gift aid (Yellow Ribbon) and the VA will then match
that additional amount. This is of course limited to tuition
and fees. Yellow Ribbon may affect other gift assistance awarded by
the university.
Yellow Ribbon awards are limited and in accordance with the law,
Yellow Ribbon eligibility must be provided on a first-come,
first-served basis. We will utilize the date a student has both a
complete Yellow Ribbon Application as well as the appropriate
documentation from the VA for certification to determine
first-come, first-served.
Butler Yellow Ribbon Application
A Butler University Yellow Ribbon Application is provided to an
admitted student by the Office of Financial Aid upon notification
of a qualified recipient.
We recommend students file the FAFSA to ensure they receive
maximum aid eligibility.
VA Resources
VA Post 911 Information
VA Yellow
Ribbon Information