Yellow Ribbon Waiver

Post-9/11 GI Bill-eligible individuals (or their qualified survivor or dependent) may be eligible for tuition assistance through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students must be undergraduate non-residents of West Virginia who are 100% benefits-eligible as determined by the Veterans Administration.

Non-resident students eligible for in-state tuition rates under the Choice Act (section 702) or the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (section 417) are not eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Tuition assistance is provided through a combination of Post-9/11 Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Programs. A portion of the tuition assistance may be in the form of a Yellow Ribbon Waiver.

Eligibility

Students may be considered for this waiver if they meet all of the following criteria:

• Have been admitted into a degree-seeking undergraduate program.
• Have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
• Enrolled full-time in their degree program.

Students cannot receive waivers for more than eight undergraduate semesters or completion of a bachelors degree, whichever comes first.

• Students cannot receive the waiver for more than 8 semesters of full-time enrollment or after completion of a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
• Financial aid for each aid year also cannot exceed a student's cost of attendance.
• Students must meet satisfactory academic progress for financial aid eligibility.
• Visit the Waivers webpage for other important general waiver criteria.