# Undergraduate Admission

**Source**: https://admission.brown.edu/veterans/financial-aid
**Parent**: https://admission.brown.edu/veterans

Undergraduate Admission

# Financial Aid for U.S. Military Veterans

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# Financial Aid for U.S. Military Veterans

### **Brown continues its commitment to veterans and their families by collaborating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in support of the following programs:**

- Post - 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
- Yellow Ribbon Program
- Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E - Chapter 31)
- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35)

Applicants are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a previous federal income tax return (2024 tax return for 2026 entry), and a Certificate of Eligibility from the VA to the Office of Financial Aid by the March 1 deadline. For more information, please refer to the [Office of Financial Aid](https://finaid.brown.edu/aid-types/veteran) website. Admitted students who have submitted all required documents will receive their financial aid package along with their offer of admission.

### **Brown's Undergraduate Student Veteran Initiatives**

- Brown will consider all prospective, undergraduate student veterans on a need-blind basis, eliminating any consideration of an applicant’s ability to pay from the admission decision.
- Yellow Ribbon Program offers will increase to cover 100% of mandatory tuition and fees for eligible, undergraduate student veterans and dependents of eligible veterans.
- Brown will replace all student contributions previously expected from undergraduate student veterans and/or their spouses with a combination of benefits from the VA, University Scholarship, and/or federal grants, fully covering the student’s Cost of Attendance each academic year.  \*\***This initiative will not apply to dependents of veterans\*\***.
- Undergraduate student veterans and dependents of eligible veterans need not be a recipient of need-based aid to receive eligible benefits.
- Please note that student veterans are required to use any and all eligible benefits prior to receiving University funding.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More information about VA education benefits is available at the [VA website](https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill).