Yellow Ribbon Application

2023-24 Academic Year Yellow Ribbon Guidelines

  • Students must be receiving Chapter 33, Post 9/11 benefits at 100%
  • The maximum participants for graduate students enrolled in The School of Public Health is capped at 10; these students are eligible to receive $1,000.00 per year
  • The maximum participants for graduate students enrolled in A.B. Freeman School of Business (New Orleans) is capped at 20; these students are eligible to receive $25,000.00 per year
  • The maximum participants and contribution amount for graduates enrolled in The School of Professional Advancement is unlimited.
  • The maximum undergraduate participants in The School of Professional Advancement is unlimited; these students are eligible to receive $10,000.00 per year.
  • The maximum participants for all others (undergraduate/graduate) students excluding Newcomb-Tulane and Graduate Business is capped at 8; these students are eligible to receive $1,000.00 per year
  • The maximum participants for undergraduates enrolled in Newcomb-Tulane is capped at 23; these students are eligible to receive $4,000.00 per year
    • 8 Undergraduate Newcomb-Tulane College
    • 3 Undergraduate School of Architecture
    • 3 Undergraduate School of Business
    • 3 Undergraduate School of Liberal Arts
    • 3 Undergraduate School of Public Health
    • 3 Undergraduate School of Science & Engineering
  • These amounts are matched by the VA; this program will be made available after you have exhausted the VA annual cap of $27,120.05

Please complete and submit the online form below. All applications are subject to the availability of the applicable funding indicated for their program.

Academic Program

Statement of Understanding

  • I have applied for the Post 9/11 GI Bill and will submit the Certificate of Eligibility to the Office of the Registrar/VA Representative by the start of my academic term. Failure to submit this certificate will result in my removal from the Yellow Ribbon Program participation list.
  • I understand that the Department of Veterans Affairs formally establishes eligibility for the Post 9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program and that this Request for Participation is contingent on Department of Veteran Affairs’ approval for such benefits.
  • I believe I am eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill at the 100% level, one condition for participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program.
  • I am currently or will be enrolled and a degree-seeking Tulane University (TU) student during the year.
  • I acknowledge that Yellow Ribbon Program funds are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, measured from the date this Request for Participation is received by TU.
  • I understand that submission of this form does not guarantee my admittance to the Yellow Ribbon Program.
  • I understand that TU will not continue to hold my spot in the Yellow Ribbon Program if I am required to reapply for admission to TU.
  • I understand that TU is not required to continue making Yellow Ribbon Program contributions if I am not in good academic standing.
  • I understand that I must reapply for this program each year on August 1st, and that the terms of TU's Yellow Ribbon Program participation may change each year (including non-participation)
  • I understand that the Yellow Ribbon money is not paid until the annual VA cap has been reached.
I have read and understand the statements above and the information I submit on this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.