Veterans Affairs

SIT Graduate Institute welcomes our veterans and their dependents. We are a proud participant in the Yellow Ribbon program. As such, we will match up to $5,000 for a maximum of ten students in our doctoral programs, and up to $10,000 for a maximum of ten students in our global master’s degree programs.

Recipients of VA benefits will need to submit their Certificate of Eligibility for their benefits to be certified with the VA. Please submit to Sarah Pietryka Tucker at [email protected]. Any questions related to VA Benefits can be directed to Sarah, SIT’s VA School Certifying Official, or you can find more information on the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs website.

Protected by the Colmery Act Section 103 38 U.S. Code § 3679, any covered individual is permitted to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33 (a certificate of eligibility can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) website—eBenefits, or VA 28–1905 form for Chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:

  1. The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution,
  2. 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.

SIT will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement of funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.

VETERANS READMISSION POLICY
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) provides that any student whose absence from an institution of higher education is necessitated by reason of service in the armed services shall be entitled to readmission upon return from military service without an application if:

  • the cumulative length of the absence does not exceed five years;
  • the student submits a notification of intent to re-enroll to the registrar; and
  • the student’s service did not end in dishonorable or bad conduct discharge or dismissal.