Scholarship enables veterans to attend E& H tution-free

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Scholarship Enables Veterans to Attend E&H Tuition-Free

 

Contributed By Emory & Henry

Published: February 27, 2009

 

Beginning with the fall 2009 semester, Emory & Henry College will provide tuition support for veterans who have served recently on active duty.

 

In response to the signing last summer of the new post-9/11 GI Bill, Emory & Henry has developed a new Veteran’s Scholarship that will enable veterans who qualify for admission and meet the GI Bill’s eligibility requirements to attend the college tuition-free.

 

The new GI Bill was sponsored by U.S. Senator James Webb (D-Va) and will provide tuition assistance for veterans who have served since September 11, 2001. Upon passage of the bill, Senator Webb, who will deliver Emory & Henry’s Commencement address on May 9, said, “Eighteen months ago, we began with the simple concept that those who have been serving since 9/11 should have the same opportunity for a first-class educational future as those who served during World War II. Today, we have accomplished that goal.“

 

The tuition waiver for veterans is in some ways a “payback†to the U.S. Armed Services, which helped keep Emory & Henry College viable during World War II. During that time, many campuses were struggling with enrollment as young men and women were called to military service.

 

Emory & Henry was able to compensate for much of the depleted enrollment through a contract with the U.S. Navy, which established the Navy V-12 program. The arrangement brought hundreds of Navy cadets to the campus for both military training and higher education.

 

“At Emory & Henry we have the highest regard for the men and women who have been willing to sacrifice so much through military service,“ said E&H President Rosalind Reichard. “We consider it both an honor and a responsibility to give back in this way.“

 

Current information on the new GI Bill and the matching grant funds program, known as the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, can be found at http://www.gibill.va.gov. Emory & Henry will continue to monitor the information under development by the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide assistance as well.

 

Meanwhile, as the College seeks to provide a tuition-free education for veterans, it strives to keep costs low for other students and provides significant financial assistance to its students.

 

The average need-based scholarship and grant award for students attending Emory & Henry is $20,518 for first-year students and $18,424 for all students, which in many cases makes the total out-of-pocket cost at Emory & Henry lower than that at public institutions.

 

“Emory & Henry is committed to keeping the costs of higher education low while not compromising the quality of our highly respected academic program,“ Reichard said. “These are challenging times, but this College has a history of meeting challenges and of reaching out to others as we join in the work of improving our world.“

 

 

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