Post-9/11 GI Bill® - Chapter 33: provides education and training benefits if you’ve served on active duty after September 10, 2001.

Yellow Ribbon Program: Weill Cornell Medicine provides assistance to pay for tuition and fees that Post-9/11 GI Bill® does not cover. This is a supplemental program for eligible veteran student after the Post-9/11 GI Bill® annual maximum is exhausted.

Montgomery GI Bill® Active Duty (MGIB-AD) - Chapter 30: provides education and training benefits if you’ve served at least two years on active duty.

Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) - Chapter 1606: provides education and training benefits to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard.

Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance - Chapter 35: provide education and training benefits to the children or spouse of a Veteran or service member who has died, is captured, or missing, or is permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability.

Veteran Readiness and Employment - Chapter 31: provides support to veteran that have a service-connected disability that limits your ability to work or prevents you from working.  In some cases, your family members may also qualify for certain benefits.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.

STEP 1: Contact Office of Financial Aid

First-time VA students at Weill Cornell Medicine, email finaid@med.cornell.edu to Identify themselves as a student interested in using their veteran education benefits and to initiate the process.
Returning VA students will automatically receive an email each semester requesting verification of their VA benefit elections.      

STEP 2: Apply and Receive Certificate of Eligibility from VA

VA Form 22-1990: For Chapters 30, 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill®),1606 and 1607, Montgomery GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve or Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program
VA Form 22-5490: For Chapter 35 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education Assistance or Chapter 33 FRY Scholarship.
Additional Veteran Resources: For Chapter 31- Veteran Readiness and Employment and Chapter 36- Educational and Career counseling.

STEP 3: Apply for Other Financial Assistance at Weill Cornell Medicine

Institutional Need-Based Funds: MD students are encouraged to apply for Institutional Need-based funds by completing FAFSA Application, CSS Profile, and providing all required documentation
Federal Aid Application Process: if you need federal loan funding aside from VA Education Benefits, complete the FAFSA application and provide any required documentation
Yellow Ribbon Program: A supplemental program to the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for eligible veteran students that can receive up to 50% of uncovered tuition costs paid for by the VA with matching funds from Medical College resources.  Yellow Ribbon is offered on a first-come basis.

STEP 4: Upload Required Documents via LEARN→NetPartner-Financial Aid Portal

 WCM- Veteran & Military Services Certification Request Form
VA Certificate of Eligibility

Click Here for PDF VA Financial Aid Checklist!

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.

Enrollment Certification

Once the semester begins and you have been enrolled in coursework, Cornell's School Certifying Officials (SCOs) will certify your enrollment and submit tuition and fee charges to the VA, if applicable. Certifications are submitted no later than 30 days prior to the start of the semester.

Updates During the Semester

Any changes to enrollment and/or tuition and fees are submitted to the VA throughout the semester, as necessary.*

VA Payments

VA Payments are typically expected 3-4 weeks after Cornell submits your certification. Your enrollment and/or tuition is reported to the VA within the first month of a semester. If you have courses with variable start dates, tuition may be allocated to those classes, which may result in tuition arriving in multiple tuition payments arriving later in the term.

*Please understand that if your VA allotment changes at any point in the academic year, you will be responsible for resolving any outstanding balance. The office of student accounting can help you understand your available options ide needed. Be sure to notify both financial aid and student accounting if the VA informs you of any award changes.  

Annual and Semester Verification

Each year you will receive an email when the required VA Benefits form is available.
Each semester you will receive an email to verify your VA Befits request. Verification must be submitted each semester.  If you need to make changes, you may update your request and resubmit.

In accordance with Title 38 US Code 3679 subsection (e), Cornell adopts the following additional provisions for any students using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch. 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while payment to the institution is pending from the VA.

Weill Cornell Medicine will not:

• Prevent nor delay the student’s enrollment
• Assess a late payment penalty
• Require the student to secure alternative or additional funding
• Deny access to any resources available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee obligations, including but not limited to access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities.

To qualify for this provision, such students may be required to:

• Produce the Certificate of Eligibility by the first day of class
• Provide the WCM- Veteran & Military Services Certification Request Form by the first day of class
• Provide any additional information necessary to properly certify enrollment, as outlined in other institutional policies

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.