The Office of the Registrar serves as the Certifying Official to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of Emory University. Veterans and the dependents of Veterans who are eligible to receive benefits will work with the Veterans Benefits Coordinator in the Office of the Registrar. Information about VA education benefits is available at the VA benefits website or call 1-888-442-4551.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, via:
Important Note: If you are in the Graduate Medical Education program, your certifying official is the Associate Director for Graduate Medical Education, Jianli Zhao, jzhao@emory.edu.
Emory Continuing Education also has its own certifying official. For more information, please visit ECE’s website.
*Please note the Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing Education program is NOT approved for VA benefits at this time.
The certifying officials in the Registrar’s Office typically certify your hours (but not tuition and fees) to the VA shortly before the beginning of each semester. This is to ensure that the VA can begin processing your books and housing money in a timely manner. You will receive notification from us and from the VA when your enrollment has been reported and processed.
Please do not be alarmed at the beginning of the term when you receive notification from the VA stating that we reported $0 for tuition and fees. This will be updated soon after the drop/add period, when we are finally able to report an accurate tuition and fee amounts for our VA students.
You MUST notify the school Certifying Official if you:
Each school at Emory has chosen to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows degree granting institutions of higher learning in the U.S. to voluntarily enter into an agreement with the VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the annual VA tuition and fees benefit (The 2016-2017 tuition and fees cap is $21,970.46. The 2017-2018 cap is $22,805.34). The combined school and VA contribution cannot exceed the tuition and fees amounts charged to the student.
You must be eligible at the benefits rate of 100% under the Post 9/11 GI Bill ® (CH33) in order to be eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Application to the Yellow Ribbon Program is not a guaranteed benefit. Acceptance and confirmation are determined by each school’s Yellow Ribbon representative.
View Current Participation Levels and Contacts for Application Deadlines and Instructions
According to VA regulations, students must be awarded this Yellow Ribbon funding on a first come, first served basis, within each school. To be considered for this funding, the student must be admitted to a qualifying program at Emory. Further, the student must be approved at the 100% eligibility level under the Post 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) and provide the Registrar’s Office a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) stating this eligibility level. (Students in the Continuing Education Program, please contact Gerald Clay, 404-727-9543, gclay@emory.edu. Graduate Medical Education students should contact Associate Director for Graduate Medical Education, Jianli Zhao, jzhao@emory.edu.) The school to which the student is applying for Yellow Ribbon funds (see above chart) may also require a copy of the COE. Please check with your school regarding specific Yellow Ribbon application requirements.
Any questions regarding this program, or any VA benefit program at Emory should be referred to Veterans Benefits Coordinator.
You will need to submit a Certificate of Eligibility and a Veterans Enrollment Data Form to the Registrar’s Office. The Certificate of Eligibility is provided by the VA. At your request, the VA will fax a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility to the Registrar’s Office (fax: 404-727-4997). You may complete an online application for benefits through the VA’s website. If you are certified by the VA to receive Chapter 35 benefits (DEA, Survivors & Dependents Assistance), we will require you to submit a copy of your application for VA benefits, Form 22-5490 in addition to the other documents.
Once you have been accepted at Emory, first contact the VA to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (COE). Then, please contact the Registrar’s Office; we will be able to assist you in getting the ball rolling.
No. You do not need to complete the enrollment data form each semester. However, it is your responsibility to notify the Registrar’s Office of any change in program or enrollment such as withdrawals, leaves of absence, or when you choose not to use your benefit eligibility.
ECE has its own VA Certifying Official. For more information, please visit their website.
Please contact the Associate Director for Graduate Medical Education, Jianli Zhao, at jzhao@emory.edu.
We typically certify your hours (but not tuition and fees) to the VA shortly before the beginning of each semester. This is to ensure that the VA can begin processing your books and housing money in a timely manner. You will receive notification from us and from the VA when your enrollment has been reported and processed.Please do not be alarmed at the beginning of the term when you receive notification from the VA stating that we reported $0 for tuition and fees. This amount will be updated soon after the drop/add period, when we are finally able to report accurate tuition and fee amounts for our VA students. VA will then send the tuition and fees payment to Emory on your behalf.
Emory will know that you are a VA student and wait for the payment from the VA; we send Student Financial Services a list of Chapter 33 students before each term begins. You won’t be in outstanding status or penalized while waiting for the VA to pay.
It typically takes 6-8 weeks from the time the VA is notified of the tuition and fees amount for the VA to send payment.
If you are eligible to receive housing benefits, payments will be sent to you at the beginning of each month. Please refer to the VA for specific information.
The books and supplies stipend is usually paid to the student at the beginning of the term. For specific information, please contact the VA.
No, Emory University does not qualify to participate in this program. VRAP is for certificate and technical colleges only.
Please call the VA help line at 1-888-442-4551.
No.