Veterans of the US Armed Forces may contact Carnegie Mellon University's Certifying Official to receive more information about veteran's education benefits or to arrange an appointment to discuss eligibility. All students who receive benefits from the VA must notify the Certifying Official and VA Liaison for Heinz College and Carnegie Mellon, Jamie Brandon, Office of the Registrar, Enrollment Services, Warner Hall. Contact Jamie at 412-268-9667 to get more information about the programs, for help in applying for benefits or to arrange an appointment to discuss your VA benefits. Documents may be faxed to Jamie at 412-268-6651.
Carnegie Mellon University's Certifying Official works closely with Heinz College’s Office of Financial Aid in determining the amount of each veteran's eligibility.
Veterans Benefits
Eligible veterans first enrolling in the Heinz College in the 2011-2012 academic year have maximum Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits of $17,500 per year. Continuing students may be eligible to receive "grandfathered" benefits from the VA that exceed the $17,500 limit. The amount of a veteran's eligibility is limited by factors such as:
- when the student first began enrollment in his/her academic program
- the amount of eligible costs (may include tuition or net tuition, fees, and Carnegie Mellon health insurance) and/or
- whether the student has been awarded an institutional scholarship and whether such scholarship is designated for the sole purpose of paying tuition and fees
Yellow Ribbon Program
Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College is a Yellow Ribbon participant. Veterans must have 100% Post 9/11 GI Bill eligibility in order to participate. Once an individual student's eligibility is determined by the VA certifying official at Carnegie Mellon, the Office of Financial Aid Office at Heinz determines the amount of Yellow Ribbon eligibility by subtracting the amount of the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits eligibility from the student's actual costs of tuition, fees, and university health insurance, limited by an institutional maximum participation amount determined annually.
U.S. Military Veterans Scholarship
U.S. Military Veterans who are not receiving 100% tuition benefits through the US Department of Veterans Affairs are eligible to receive a scholarship of up to 25% of tuition costs. In order to qualify, students must provide written verification of their Veteran's status with the Application for Admission. The letter must be signed by the student's supervisor (may be awarded as an MPM Program Scholarship).
For financial aid-related questions, please email the Heinz College Office of Financial Aid at hzfinaid@andrew.cmu.edu