Recent Headlines
The veteran community at Chicago Booth has incredible support from the administration and alumni at Chicago Booth as well as the University of Chicago at large. In the past years, several alumni have been incredibly generous with donations that support veteran tuition programs. Read more below.
Yellow Ribbon gets Wider - December, 2017
Harper Family Continues their Generosity to Chicago Booth - November 2019
Post-9/11 GI Bill
The Post-9/11 GI Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, includes education benefits, monthly housing stipends, and an annual stipend for books and school supplies. This bill includes benefits for ROTC / Service Academy officers, and reserve and guard members who have been activated for more than 90 days since 9/11.
You can find out more specifics here, but basically ROTC and Service Academy officers (the majority of our Armed Forces Group) are eligible for benefits ONLY if you have served beyond your active duty service obligation. For example, for officers commissioned through ROTC and had a four year active duty obligation, only time beyond those first four years count towards Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. So those officers who commissioned through ROTC will be 100% eligible after 7 years of service and Service Academy graduates will be 100% eligible after 8 years of service.
Application Process:
1) Apply for benefits online or by downloading the .pdf form from www.ebenefits.va.gov and mailing it to the VA.
2) Send a copy of your Notice of Basic Eligibility, or a copy of your DD-214 discharge paperwork to the university registrar's office in Building 103. JoAnn Creviston (773-702-7877, jcreviston@uchicago.edu) and Sheila Ervin (773-702-7891, sheilae@uchicago.edu).
3) The university website for veteran's services is here.
4) Once you submit your online form, the VA will mail you a "Certificate of Eligibility" outlining your benefits (ranging from 0% to 100%, with yellow ribbon eligibility). You must submit this Certificate to the registrar's office, along with a filled out VA 22-1995 (which you will receive in the mail along with your Certificate of Eligibility). The registrar's office will then submit these forms to the VA.
5) On the first day of the term, you will receive your VA disbursement through the school bursar.
Yellow Ribbon Program
The University of Chicago is participating in the educational initiative for Post-9/11 servicemen and women in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, called the Yellow Ribbon Education Enhancement Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program is part of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (commonly known as Chapter 33) and is available for student veterans with 100% Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility.
Booth Yellow Ribbon will cover all expenses not covered by the GI Bill and has no quota for number of students. In other words, school will come at no out-of-pocket cost if attending on 100% GI Bill with Yellow Ribbon.
Application Process:
1) Complete Yellow Ribbon Application Form. Click here for a copy of the application form.
2) Submit Yellow Ribbon Application Form, Certificate of Eligibility, Veterans Certification Request Form, and DD 214 (veterans only), to:
Veteran's Services
Office of the University Registrar
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Fax: 773-702-3562
Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
David W. Fox Scholarship
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business awards this full tuition fellowship to a student who served, or is currently serving, in the US military. Students must demonstrate outstanding leadership, academic and extracurricular achievements, and a commitment to advancing the interests of those having served in the military. Veteran applicants are automatically considered for this award and all award decisions are determined from your MBA application by the Admissions Committee