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Topics: Military-connected students
McCourt School expands scholarships that provide financial support for military-connected students
Thanks to a generous donation, the Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund will provide tuition assistance for military-connected students and fund veterans and national security programing at the McCourt School.
Georgetown expands scholarships for military-connected undergraduate students
New Yellow Ribbon Program benefits will cover the annual cost of full-time undergraduate tuition for eligible military-connected students.
Georgetown McDonough School of Business expands tuition benefits for military-connected students
To increase access to graduate degree programs for veterans, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business will expand its Yellow Ribbon Program scholarships.
Georgetown’s military-connected student enrollment more than doubled over the last decade, report shows
Published by the university’s Military and Veterans’ Resource Center, the assessment highlights trends in military-connected students’ enrollment, experience, and outcomes, emphasizing opportunities to further support their success.
Program expands scholarship support for military-connected students
Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy recently announced the creation of a scholarship fund to increase access for active-duty servicemen and women, veterans, and military-connected students.
Latest relief bill includes $40B for higher ed, sets stage for debt forgiveness
The $1.9 trillion stimulus package President Joe Biden signed into law this week provides $40 billion for higher education, eliminates taxes on student debt forgiveness, and closes a regulatory loophole that may encourage for-profit schools to target student-veterans.
Seeking to improve access for veterans, Common App drops military discharge question
The Common App change comes as a variety of higher education nonprofits and institutions are reorienting programs to increase access and support for military-connected students.
FAFSA: Congress votes to shorten form, experts downplay fears about link to the draft
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid has made headlines recently, following a congressional vote to simplify the form and a flurry of social media comments questioning whether FAFSA completion could lead to being drafted into the military.
In programs to support student veterans, colleges see larger implications
College leaders are recognizing that programs to support military-connected students aren’t just beneficial for veterans—they’re a valuable window into the needs of adult learners more broadly.
Warrior-Scholar Project ‘changed my life,’ says Georgetown student
The Warrior-Scholar Project partners with Georgetown University and other elite schools to prepare transitioning military members for college applications, classroom rigors, campus social environments, and civilian life.
With few veterans attending elite colleges, advocates push to close the gap
There are nearly 1 million GI Bill recipients currently enrolled in college, but just a tiny fraction attend the nation’s top institutions.