Only Veterans (or dependents under Transfer of Entitlement) at the 100% benefit level qualify. Active duty members and spouses thereof are not eligible for this program. In addition, the institution must be approved to participate in the program, and you must apply to the school.

Ave Maria School of Law is an approved institution under the Yellow Ribbon program.

More information about the program and the lists of participating Yellow Ribbon schools are posted on the GI Bill website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/yellow_ribbon.asp 

Ave Maria School of Law is an approved institution under the Yellow Ribbon program.

The school’s agreement with the VA may limit the number of participants in the program and is determined on a first-come, first-served basis. You must apply to the school. The school will notify each student accepted into the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Ave Maria School of Law does not limit the number of eligible veterans who may participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Not necessarily. Schools have the flexibility to designate the number of students and contributions based on student status (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral) and college or professional school. For example, the school could specify $1,000 for undergraduates, $1,500 for graduate students and $2,000 for doctoral students. The school also could specify $1,800 for students in the school of engineering and $2,500 for students in the school of nursing.

At Ave Maria School of Law, all eligible veterans who participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program receive the same maximum benefit amount. 

• Not necessarily. Yellow Ribbon Program agreements must be in effect for each year. A school with an approved agreement with VA must continue to offer it to you in subsequent years as long as the following conditions apply:
• The school continues to participate in the program;
• You maintain satisfactory progress towards completion of your program;
• You remain continuously enrolled (per school’s policy); and
• You have remaining entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

If you transfer to another school, the new school would have to participate in the program and accept your application; the first school’s decision has no bearing on the second school.

• Ave Maria School of Law agrees to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program each year. Eligible student must maintain satisfactory academic progress and have remaining entitlement at the 100% level under Chapter 33 (the Post-9/11 GI Bill). 

• The school may choose to contribute a different amount for subsequent years.
• Ave Maria School of Law will offer the maximum benefit amount to eligible veterans during their enrollment at AMSL.

• Not necessarily. The school’s agreement with the VA specifies an amount the school will contribute (and VA will match) to make up all or part of the difference between what the Post-9/11 GI Bill will pay and the unmet tuition and fees charges. In addition, the school’s agreement with the VA may specify only certain colleges and/or professional schools, and/or undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral level programs. The list of schools on the website will include specific information on each school’s agreement with VA.
• Ave Maria School of Law has agreed to fund all eligible veterans who participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program at the maximum benefit level. 

• The amount of tuition and fees charged, minus any aid specifically designated for the sole purpose of defraying tuition and fees, will be used to determine the amount payable under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The unmet charges may be covered in part or entirely through equal Yellow Ribbon Program contributions from the school and VA.
• At Ave Maria School of Law, our goal is to provide eligible veterans with post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at the 100% level, with a legal education that is tuition and fee free. For the 2016-17 award year, full-time tuition at AMSL is $39.450 and fees are $2,256; that’s a total of $41,706 for tuition and fees.  Veterans who are eligible for post-9/11 BI benefits at the 100% level and the Yellow Ribbon program would be eligible for the following benefit amounts at AMSL: 

• All mandatory fees for a student’s program of education may be included. Any fees that are not mandatory, such as room and board, study abroad (unless the study abroad course is a requirement for the degree program), and penalty fees (such as late registration, return check fees, and parking fines) cannot be included. These fees are not payable under the Yellow Ribbon Program or under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
• At Ave Maria School of Law, tuition and all mandatory fees are used in the calculation of the Yellow Ribbon award.

• You do not have to attend full-time.
• At Ave Maria School of Law, all students, including veterans, are required to attend full-time.

• If you submit an application for the Post-9/11 GI Bill to VA and are eligible at the 100% benefit level, VA will issue you a Certificate of Eligibility advising that you are potentially eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program. You should provide your Certificate of Eligibility to the school which, in turn, will determine if there are slots available for the Yellow Ribbon Program (based on its agreement with the VA). If your school has already sent us an enrollment certification, and it is processed at the same time as your application, your award letter will also display your benefit level. The school is responsible for notifying you whether or not you are accepted and approved for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The school then submits an enrollment form to VA, certifying information that is used to make payment to the school for tuition and fees and for Yellow Ribbon Program payments.
• At Ave Maria School of Law, the Registrar is the School Certifying Official (SCO) for VA benefits. Veterans who are accepted for admission at Ave Maria School of Law should provide a copy of their DD-214 and their Certificate of Eligibility from the VA to the Registrar.  The Certificate of Eligibility will confirm whether the veteran is eligible for post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at the 100% level.  The Registrar will then be able to confirm Yellow Ribbon eligibility.

• The school must inform its students of discontinued participation.
• Ave Maria School of Law is committed to remaining in the Yellow Ribbon Program and offering benefits at the maximum level for all eligible veterans who are admitted to the Law School.

• Yes, if the school still has Yellow Ribbon Program funds available for the per student maximum contribution for summer term.
• Ave Maria School of Law will match the VA Yellow Benefit for eligible veterans who register during the summer semester.

• The contributions from the school and VA would be reduced. Refunds are based on the school’s refund policy, and you would be liable to VA for any resulting overpayments.
• At Ave Maria School of Law, all students including veterans are required to maintain a full-time course load. 

• The school must continue to offer the Yellow Ribbon Program to you provided that the school continues to participate in the program, you maintain satisfactory progress, and you remain continuously enrolled. The definition of continuous enrollment is dictated by the school’s policy and determines your continued eligibility for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
• At Ave Maria School of Law, students who wish to interrupt their enrollment may request a leave of absence for up to one year. Written approval from the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is required.  If the leave of absence is approved, eligibility for Yellow Ribbon benefits would continue as long as the veteran met all other eligibility requirements.