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Dr Jonathan Shay to speak at U-M
Come hear this world renown author and expert on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder speak at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus September 23rd at 5 pm at the Rackham Auditorium.
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>University of Michigan, Ann Arbor to participate in Yellow Ribbon Program:
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor will participate with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program). For the 2009-2010 academic year the University is prepared to put significant resources into helping veterans obtain their undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. Please go to the Yellow Ribbon VA wesite to see how much each school or college will contribute. (http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/YRP/states/mi.htm)
The Yellow Ribbon Program will benefit veterans who are 100% eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill and allow the University to receive matching funds to cover tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. The Yellow Ribbon Program will only cover unmet tuition not covered under the Post 9/11 GI bill.
To find out more about the Yellow Ribbon Program, including eligibility) please visit this website: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/YRP
(Updated Jun 29,, 2009)
>Accessing your VA educational benefits at U-M now easier :
Accessing your VA benefits at U-M
The Office of the Registrar has developed the most recent guidelines and forms for accessing all of your benefits while attending the University of Michigan. Use these pages to find out about VA programs or get your Veterans Certification Form, fill it out online and mail or fax it to the Registrar (no more need to stop in).
Find out more information here or via the link to your right.
From the VA - READ CAREFULLY!
>Post 9/11 GI Bill Update:
The Department of Veteran Affair's application for the New Post 9/11 GI-Bill will be available May 1, 2009. Eligible students should apply on-line at: http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-1990-ARE.pdf.
From the VA - READ CAREFULLY!
"The form requires that individuals currently eligible for another education benefit make an irrevocable election from their existing program to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Typically individuals who are eligible for more than one benefit may use a combined total of 48 months of entitlement. Therefore, for those individuals eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) program, please be advised that if you have entitlement remaining under the MGIB, the number of months of Post-9/11 GI Bill entitlement you will be eligible for will be equal to the number of months remaining under MGIB. However, if you exhaust all of your MGIB entitlement, then you may be entitled to a maximum of 12 additional months of entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill."
After the Department of Veteran Affairs reviews the application, they will send a Certificate of Eligibility letter to the veteran if you are eligible for the Post 9/11 GI-Bill benefit. A copy of this letter should be brought to the Office of the Registrar located at 1207 LSA Building. The student veteran will then complete a Veteran Certification of Enrollment form. This form must be completed and turned in each semester in which benefits are requested.
If you plan to stay under the chapter 30, or Montgomery GI Bill, you do not have to submit a new application. Remember that payments for the Post 9/11 GI Bill will not be processed until August 1st of 2009 and no retroactive payment will be made. Fall semester 2009 will be the first semester you can use the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
(Updated Jun 29,, 2009)
>New for Fall 2009!
Student Veteran Mentors
When an incoming student is accepted and pays their enrollment deposit they will be assigned a Student Veteran Mentor. That person will then be their guide to the university and meet them periodically throughout their first semester in college.
Click on the above picture for more details.
(updated March 31, 2009)
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(updated February 17th)
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