Fordham's FAFSA Title IV Code is 002722
2009-10 Financial Aid Guidebook (PDF)
Last year a new Post 9/11 GI Bill (AKA Chapter 33) – was created. It was designed to allow veterans of active duty service to attend any in-state public college for free. An enhancement to the Bill – in effect as of August 1, 2009 – is the Yellow Ribbon Program. This program allows colleges and universities in the U.S. to voluntarily agree to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate.
Fordham University (and all of the schools within the University)is one of the 573 colleges and universities to have signed on to the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fordham has agreed to pay up to $11,500 per qualifying graduate student per year, on a first come first served basis. The VA will match the amount Fordham contributes up to 50% of the difference between the tuition and fees covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the total cost of tuition and fees!
To qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program, a student must have been on active U.S. military duty for at least three years after September 10, 2001, or served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001 before being discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability.
If you are a Fordham law student who believes he/she qualifies for the Yellow Ribbon Program, contact the Law School’s point person for this program: Ken Pokrowski, Assistant Dean of Academic Records & Research at kpokrowski@law.fordham.edu.
For more information, contact the Department of Veterans Affairs at:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/
1-888-442-4551 (toll free)
