Admission & Aid

Pre 9/11 GI Bill for servicemembers with at least two years of active duty. Sun downed program but some benefit eligible servicemembers still have remaining benefits. Additional details about the Montgomery GI Bill ® can be found on the VA’s GI Bill® webpage.

Tuition benefit program for members of the Selected Reserve, to include the National Guard. Additional details about the 1606 MGIB-SR benefit can be found on the VA’s MGIB-SR webpage.

This is a training and education program to help veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for, find, and maintain employment. For additional details, please review the VA’s Veterans Readiness and Employment page.

New GI Bill program for individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service after September 10, 2001. Covers tuition and mandatory fees while providing a housing stipend (rate based on location) and books/supplies stipend. For more detailed information about eligibility, benefits of the program, how to use the program, or other pertinent information, please review the Post 9/11 GI Bill® webpage.

VA Benefits Chapter 33 and Yellow Ribbon Eckerd College accepts VA educational benefits for eligible veterans or their dependents under the Chapter 33 (Post 9/11) GI Bill®. Chapter 33 tuition and fees benefits are up to $29,920.95. When the combined tuition and fees exceed this amount, eligible veterans or their dependents that enroll in Eckerd College and are eligible for 100% of the Chapter 33 benefits will receive additional funding through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Eckerd College Yellow Ribbon Program provides fifty percent of the remaining tuition and fees. The VA Yellow Ribbon Grant matches this amount.  With these funds, 100% of tuition and fees are paid through the combination of Chapter 33, Eckerd College Yellow Ribbon Grant and the VA Yellow Ribbon Matching Grant.

The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program became effective Aug. 1, 2009 as a supplement to the Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008. Eckerd has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund full tuition and student fee expenses (excluding room, board and other charges) for all students who qualify for the VA’s new Yellow Ribbon Program. Students who are eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program will receive a grant from Eckerd College which covers out-of-pocket tuition charges and student fees which are not covered by VA benefits or other state and federal financial gift aid programs. The institution’s portion of the Yellow Ribbon Grant will replace any previously awarded Eckerd College scholarship or grant.

For more information about the Yellow Ribbon Program, see www.gibill.va.gov or call (888) GI-Bill-1.

Education assistance program for eligible dependents of veterans (spouses and children) who are permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability, are missing in action (MIA), or capture (POW). Additional eligibility, benefits details, usage options and limitations and pay rate details are available on the VA Family and Caregiver Benefits page.