# Admissions| Financial Information

**Source**: https://graduate.rice.edu/yellow-ribbon-program
**Parent**: https://graduate.rice.edu/

## **Financial Support for Veterans**

At Rice University, we deeply appreciate the valuable contributions of our veterans and are committed to supporting their educational aspirations. If you are eligible for multiple benefits, please reference the [VA's Benefits Comparison Tool](https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/) and contact our [School Certifying Official (SCO)](https://military.rice.edu/people) with additional questions.

### **Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)**

GI Bill benefits help qualifying Veterans and their family members pay for college, graduate school, and training programs. If you applied for and were awarded Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits, your GI Bill Statement of Benefits will show you how much of your benefits you’ve used and how much you have left to use.

[Review your GI Bill Statement of Benefits](https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill/post-9-11/ch-33-benefit/)

### **Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP)**

The Yellow Ribbon Program can help participating students pay for higher out-of-state, private school, foreign school, or graduate school tuition and fees that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover. To learn more about YRP eligibility requirements, please click [**here**](https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/yellow-ribbon-program/#learn-more-about-the-yellow-ri)!

#### Notes about the Yellow Ribbon Program:

- Students must be accepted for enrollment to a degree program or be currently enrolled in a degree program at Rice University.
- You must be eligible at 100% for the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)

### **Other VA Education Benefits:**

- [Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (MGIB-AD)](https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-active-duty/)
- [Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)](https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-selected-reserve/)
- [Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance](https://www.va.gov/education/survivor-dependent-benefits/dependents-education-assistance/)
- [Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)](https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/)

### **How do I get these benefits?**

1. Before starting your application:

   - Review eligibility requirements from the [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs](https://www.va.gov/education/how-to-apply/)
   - Gather the necessary documents that you'll need to apply for education benefits.
   - Learn about what benefits you’ll get at the school you want to attend.

     - [Use the GI Bill Comparison Tool](https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/)
2. After you apply for education benefits:

   - If you qualify for benefits, you’ll get a Certificate of Eligibility (COE).
   - Please contact [Rice University’s School Certifying Official (SCO)](https://military.rice.edu/staff/alicia-bradley) for further details once you have completed your benefits application!

*GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).*

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