U.S. military veterans and students who are active duty follow the same process as other undergraduate and graduate student applicants. This page tells you where to find instructions and who to contact for more information.

To apply for financial aid, select the link that applies to you on the right side of this page. Instructions for applying for financial aid varies depending on whether you are an entering student, a continuing student, transferring from another institution or enrolled in a graduate or professional program. In addition to these instructions, veterans will:

• Complete the veteran's questionnaire. Click here to access this form.
• Certify their status through the U-M Registrar's office.

In 2009, Congress passed legislation prohibiting colleges and universities from considering veterans’ benefits as a financial resource when evaluating eligibility for federal need-based financial aid.

However, to ensure that U-M students with comparable financial circumstances are treated equitably with respect to university need-based aid, we take veterans’ benefits into account for tuition and books when determining eligibility for institutional grant funds. If you apply for financial aid and you wish to be considered for university grants and scholarships, you may be asked to supply information about veterans’ educational benefits you receive.

The University of Michigan participates in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program), a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, which allows institutions of higher learning (degree-granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund student veterans' tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. The institution can contribute up to 50 percent of those expenses, and the VA will match the institution's contribution. The student veteran must be receiving 100 percent of the Post-9/11 Veteran Benefit to qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

For more information about this program, see the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. For information about U-M's participation in the program, contact the U-M Office of the Registrar.

The U-M Veterans Certification Department assists students with applying for their veterans’ educational benefits. The Veterans Certification Department is located in the Registrar’s Office, 1207 LSA Building, 500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382, phone: 734-763-9066. 

If you have questions about financial aid, please contact Melissa Pickrell (melpick@umich.edu) or Mike Ross (mpross@umich.edu) or call them at 734-763-6600. For more information about programs and support for veterans on campus, explore the links below:

• U-M Student Veterans Assistance Program
• Student Veterans of America-UM Chapter
• U-M has a self-service page used to support veterans programs. Log on to Wolverine Access and visit the "Campus Personal Information" section.

The federal Shopping Sheet was created  to help students compare college financial aid offers.  U-M has made this tool available through the secure Wolverine Access portal(https://wolverineaccess.umich.edu) at the bottom of the student award summary page. It uses federal data about U-M and student data from Award Notices and will be updated as awards are revised.  Other college comparison tools can be found here: www.finaid.umich.edu/CompareCollege.