Financial assistance may be provided to qualified service
members in the form of either (A) a stipend of up to $5K for
teacher certification expenses for which individuals must teach for
three years at a public school within a “high-need” school
district; or (B) a bonus of $10K to teach for three years in a
public school within a “high-need” school district in which the
school also serves a high percentage of disadvantaged students.
In order to assist TTT participants with their graduate school
expenses, St. John’s has been approved and will be participating in
the Yellow Ribbon Program. Under the Yellow Ribbon Program, St
John’s has agreed to match the Veterans Administration’s
contribution of 50 percent of tuition costs, so that qualified
veterans would pay no tuition and fees, if they attend St. John's
University.
Veterans may be eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program if:
- He/she served an aggregate period of active duty after
September 10, 2001, of at least 36 months;
- He/she was honorably discharged from active duty for a service
connected disability and served 30 continuous days after September
10, 2001;
- He/she is a dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement
under the Post-9/11 GI Bill based on a veteran’s service.
For more information regarding this program, please visit the
following
Web site.