Applying for Yellow Ribbon Benefits

The Yellow Ribbon Program helps students pay for higher out of state, private, or graduate school tuition not covered by the GI Bill^®.

Yellow Ribbon benefits at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville are limited to a certain number of students each year. You can discuss your eligibility, and availability of funding, with our School Certifying Official (SCO) at veterans@uwplatt.edu or 608.342.7351 or in the Wright Center.

Am I Eligible? 

To receive benefits under the Yellow Ribbon Program you must be eligible for the maximum benefit rate under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This includes:

• Those who served 36 months (may be aggregate) on active duty
• Purple Heart recipients with an honorable discharge and any amount of service
• Those discharged after 60 days with a service-connected disability and served 30 continuous days after Sept. 10, 2001
• Children using transferred benefits
• Children using transferred benefits if their servicemember transferor is at the 100 percent level (36 months served)
• Effective August 1, 2022, servicemembers at the 100% level and transferee spouses whose transferor is at the 100% percent level

Active duty servicemembers and their spouses are not eligible.

How to Apply

Your School Certifying Official at UW-Platteville will request that you complete and return a Yellow Ribbon Program Application. You will need to provide the same information that you would for the Post 9/11 GI Bill:

• Form DD-214
• Certificate of Eligibility
• Veteran Services Information Sheet (VSIS)

If you are a dependent utilizing benefits, you will need to submit the following additional information to your SCO:

• Child of a Veteran: A copy of your birth certificate
• Spouse of a Veteran: A copy of your marriage certificate Not all benefits transfer to dependents. You may visit the VA website, speak to a CVSO (County Veteran’s Service Officer), or your SCO for more information regarding what benefits are transferrable.