V.A. program helps creative veterans attend Miami International University of Art & Design

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Miami International University of Art and Design's Voluntary Participation in Yellow Ribbon Program helps Veterans Offset Educational Costs
 

Back in July, 2009, the Miami International University of Art & Design announced they had been approved to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.

Key elements:
As a participant the in the Yellow Ribbon Program, Miami International University of Art & Design will voluntarily be able to:

• provide tuition assistance to veterans to help offset all or some of their education costs.

The Yellow Ribbon Program allows institutions of higher learning the ability to asist with tuition costs exceeding the GI Bill's current maximum benefit rate, based on the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate in the applicable state.

Miami International University of Art & Design will contribute $3,413 per academic year to eligible veterans to offset those expenses and matched (same amount) by the V.A. (Department of Veteran's Affairs).

"Miami International University of Art & Design is happy to be able to give back to those who do so much for our country," says Erika Fleming, president of Miami International University of Art & Design. "It is both an honor and a privilege to be able to provide these men and women with the educational opportunities they deserve."

Eligible veterans may contact Miami International University of Art & Design's Student Financial Services department at (800) 225-9023, Ext. 5685, Attention Jennifer Negron, jnegron@aii.edu to learn more about Miami International University of Art & Design's Yellow Ribbon program participation.

To learn more about the Yellow Ribbon program:

The Post-9/11 GI Bill

• Yellow Ribbon Program
• Transfer Benefits to Dependents
• Marine GYSGT John David Fry Scholarship
• Advance Pay Q&A

For Students:

• Learn How to Apply for Benefits
• View Payment Rates
• Find Approved Education Programs
• Browse Handouts About GI Bill Benefits

United States Department of Veterans Affairs. GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program. http://www.gibill.va.gov/ & http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/Yellow_ribbon.htm. [Accessed 03 Nov 2009].

Miami International University of Art and Design. News & Events. http://www.artinstitutes.edu/miami/NewsAndEvents/News.aspx?ContentID=13121 [Accessed 03 Nov 2009].