“At American National University, we know the value of your service to our country”, says Frank Longaker, President of American National University and a Vietnam veteran,’68–70′. “With our help, you can turn your military educational benefits into a promising and exciting new career and fully enjoy the freedom and prosperity your service has helped to guarantee for all Americans. Come join the thousands of your fellow members of the military and their families, from the Spanish-American War through the War on Terror, who have chosen American National University for their education.”

Call us today. We’ll help you complete all the necessary paperwork, and make it as easy as possible for you to become an American National University graduate!

If you participated in the Montgomery GI Bill^® program, you can take advantage of these monthly benefit rates for full-time students:

CHAPTER 30: Active Duty/Veteran

• Benefits for less than three years: $1,509/month
• Benefits for three or more years: $1,857/month

CHAPTER 31: Disabled Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs pays the cost of tuition, books, and all fees directly to American National University. In addition, the veteran receives an allowance from the VA. Visit the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs page for rate information.

GI Bill^® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

CHAPTER 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill^®

If you qualify for tuition assistance through the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill^®, we have even more good news for you. American National University will cover any tuition and/or fees not covered by your Post 9/11 benefits. For you, this means a college education with no out-of-pocket expense. Contact us for full details on these and other forms of tuition assistance for service members.

CHAPTER 35: Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance

Individual benefit of $1,024/month for the spouse or dependent of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled or whose death was service-connected.

CHAPTER 1606: Selected Reserves

Benefit: $369/month (and you may be eligible for a kicker)

Blue Ribbon Grant

American National University is proud to award up to $18,000 in tuition assistance to qualified military veterans, active duty, Guard/Reserve and military spouses and dependents. This grant can be used in addition to existing education benefits. You may also call your American National University representative for more details.

Education Benefits for Spouses—My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA)

Military spouses may receive education benefits through the MyCAA program when pursuing approved degree programs, licenses or credentials.

Click here for details regarding the MyCAA military education program for spouses.

YELLOW RIBBON GRANT

The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (The Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows institutions of higher learning (degree granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in–state undergraduate tuition rate. The institution can contribute up to 50% of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution. Institutions that voluntarily enter into a Yellow Ribbon Agreement with VA choose the amount of tuition and fees that will be contributed. VA will match that amount and issue payment directly to the institutions. Most times this is done during the summer term when VA funding has reached its maximum during the year.

Application:Military services students with military education assistance funding are evaluated for eligibility during financial aid appointments.

Award:The grant will be awarded up to 50% of the Chapter 33 tuition payment.

BLUE RIBBON GRANT

The Blue Ribbon Grant is designed to recognize and assist veterans, active–duty military personnel, spouse and dependents by providing additional grant funds upon the exhaustion or expiration of military education benefits to support the individual to enhance their educational benefits.

Eligibility:American National University provides a grant of up to 35% of the total amount that is paid toward the direct cost of education on behalf of an individual qualified by the Veterans Administration under Chapter 30, 31, 33, 35, 1606, Military Tuition Assistance or State National Guard. (MYCAA recipients are not eligible)

Application:See the Financial Aid Office staff for an application

Award:Eligible students may accumulate up to a maximum of $18,000 to extend or complete their programs of study, or assist a current spouse or qualified dependent at American National University. Once earned the accumulated grant amount may be utilized to pay tuition and fees at American National University in any academic program or degree level. The grant can be used in any program or degree level and the grant funds must be used within 10 years of the last day of the term the Blue Ribbon Grant was earned.

The military student earning the grant may elect to transfer the earned grant to a current spouse or qualified dependent under the age of 30. In the event of such transfer, the grant will be considered earned, transferable, and payable toward the transferee spouse or qualified dependent’s account following the completion of any term in which the military student’s benefits are paid toward the transferor’s tuition and fees.

PRIVATE LOAN SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT

The American National University Private Loan Supplemental Grant assists students who utilize private loan funds to finance their tuition and fee costs at American National University.

Eligibility: American National University students who are financing such costs with private loan funds may qualify. The grant amount depends upon the number of courses financed by the private loan funds. Students who are taking Federal Direct Loans will not quality for this grant.

Application Process: Students are reviewed for eligibility at the time the institution becomes aware of their private loan.

Award: The maximum grant amount is equal to 40% of the amount of the private loan required to fund their education. The University has allocated $600,000 to fund this grant program for the 2020–2021 award year. Continued eligibility is determined at the time of reapplication.

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP GRANT

The Business Partnership Grant was designed to provide additional assistance to students receiving employer tuition assistance, who are attending the University in order to obtain new job skills or to upgrade existing job skills

Eligibility: Eligible students are identified through association with a company that has entered into a tuition assistance agreement with the University. Continued eligibility is dependent on the continued receipt of employer tuition assistance. This award is not available to those who are enrolled as international students.

Application Process: Eligible students and their employers will complete the Business Partnership Grant application, available at the Financial Aid Office, and will return the completed application to the Financial Aid Office.

Award: Awards are made up to $1 for every $2 of employer tuition assistance received, limited to the amount of unpaid tuition costs. For the four–year period beginning June 1, 2014, American National University has allocated $2,000,000 for this grant.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT

The Workforce Development Grant is awarded and funded by American National University. It is designed to assist eligible displaced or disadvantaged students in financing an education to help them enter or reenter the workforce or to transition into another career.

Eligibility: Eligibility is based on a student’s status as dislocated or disadvantaged, as determined through their association with local, state, or federal job training programs such as WIA or TAA; the amount of a student’s remaining tuition and fees after the application of other aid; and the availability of grant funds. Students are required to utilize grant and scholarship funding available through local, state, and federal sources such as WIA, TAA, Pell, SEOG, etc., institutional grants and institutional scholarships before they may be considered for the Workforce Development Grant. Students may receive this grant for subsequent years if eligibility criteria are met.

Award: If eligibility is established, awards are made annually, in an amount not to exceed $7,500 or the amount of a student’s remaining tuition and fee costs after the application of other financial aid, whichever is less. No more than $1,500 will be awarded per term.

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP

The Health Information Management Alumni Scholarship has been established to assist the graduates of the American National University’s Medical Billing and Coding diploma program who are pursuing their Associates Degree in Health Information Management at ANU.

Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in the Health Information Management program no later than October 27, 2020. Students receiving the Health Information Management Alumni Scholarship will maintain their eligibility as long as they remain continuously enrolled.

Awards: The total scholarship of $1,125 per term and a $4,500 lifetime maximum per student.

PHLEBOTOMY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP

The Phlebotomy Alumni Scholarship has been established to assist the graduates of American National University’s Phlebotomy & ECG Technician diploma program who are pursuing their associate’ degree in Medical Assisting or Administrative Medical Assisting at ANU.

Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in either the associate’s degree program in medical assisting or administrative medical assisting no later than October 27, 2020. Students receiving the Phlebotomy Alumni Scholarship will maintain their eligibility as long as they remain continuously enrolled.

Award: This scholarship provides up to $500 per term, subject to remaining need, with a total limit per student of $2,500. Students who receive the Phlebotomy Alumni Scholarship may not receive any other institutional grants or scholarships in the same term.

INTERNATIONAL TUITION DEPOSIT GRANT

The International Tuition Deposit Grantis designed to reward new international students who continue their education past the first term of studies. The purpose of the grant is to help international students to continue to work towards reaching their goal of obtaining a career education.

Eligibility: Each calendar year, new incoming international students who are enrolled in a program of study at American National University, have completed the first term and enrolled for the second term, qualify for this one–time grant, subject to availability of funding as described below.

Application Process: There is no application process for this grant. All new incoming international students who start their second term of study are eligible.

Award: Eligible students will be awarded the one–time grant amount up to the amount paid by the student for Matriculation fees. Grant payments are applied directly to students’ tuition and fee charges on their student accounts.

Continued Eligibility at American National University: No continued eligibility as this is a one–time grant.

The award year for the grant is defined as July 1st to June 30th. The total amount of funds allocated by American National University for the grant is $500,000 each award year. The availability of the grant will be evaluated at the end of each calendar year.

GLOBALIZATION SCHOLARSHIP

To recognize the globalization of this institution as we near the end of the second decade of the 21st century, the Board of Directors has established the globalization scholarship. This scholarship establishes a fixed all–inclusive tuition rate for all graduate–level students enrolled at the institution beginning with the term 197 and continuing for all graduate students who enroll at the institution through June 27, 2020. The tuition rate of $304 per credit hour is hereby established for all students who are enrolled for Term 197 and subsequent terms through the end of June 2020. The parameters of the scholarship are applicable to any students who starts or continues their enrollment in any terms beginning at Term 197 or later, but before June 27, 2020. Thistuition rate will remain in effect for those students during their continuous enrollment in the same program until their completion. This tuition rate includes all required technological fees, graduation fees, ancillary institutional charges, and books. Other than the University Transfer Scholarship, no other institutional scholarships will be applicable to a student who is eligible for the Globalization Scholarship. To remain eligible for the scholarship, students must remain continuously enrolled on at least a part–time basis and must abide by all institutional policies, both academic and financial, during their term of enrollment.

UNIVERSITY TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP

The University Transfer Scholarship is designed to enhance collaboration between educational institutions and facilitate continued higher education for international students. It is offered to students from Universities and Colleges or English as a Second Language programs within the United States who transfer their I‐20 to American National University. The scholarship is a one‐time award of $1,000, credited to the student’s account their first term of enrollment, and is non‐renewable. This scholarship may be combined with the Globalization Scholarship and is available to students who enroll prior to October 12, 2021

NEW – UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

The University Partnership Scholarship is designed to enhance collaboration between educational institutions and facilitate continued higher education for students. It is offered to students from Universities and Colleges outside of the United States with whom American National University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and certain Program Agreements. The agreements either relate to joint programs or to the acceptance of academic credits earned in certain other specific programs.

Initial Eligibility: Each calendar year, international students who have met the following criteria may qualify for this scholarship:

• Have completed the portion of the joint program or completed specific programs as indicated in the Memorandum of Understanding and Program Agreements; and
• Be enrolled in a designated program of study at American National University as specified by the signed agreements between both educational institutions.

Application Process: The application process consists of the submission of the following to an International Admissions Officer:

• A completed American National University international student application and application fee
• A letter by the University or College with which American National University has a Memorandum of Understanding and Program Agreements.

Award: Eligible students will be awarded $305 per course for each degree level – Associates, Bachelors and Masters as determined in the Memorandum of Understanding and Program Agreements. Scholarship payments are applied directly to students’ tuition and fee charges on their student accounts.

Continued Eligibility at American National University: Continued eligibility (from term to term and level to level), is contingent on students’ continuous enrollment at the university. However, students who have had an interruption in their attendance due to a return to their home country for Visa purposes or health issues may have the requirement for continuous enrollment waived and be eligible to receive the remainder of their award. Such students should discuss their situations with their Campus Director who will forward the information to the Sr. Executive Vice President of Operations who will make the final determination of eligibility. The certification of receipt of the University Partnership Scholarship will be based upon the date that the application for admission is received by an International Admissions Officer. The award year for the scholarship is defined as July 1st to June 30th. The total amount of funds allocated by American National University for the scholarship is $305,000 each award year. The availability of the scholarship will be evaluated at the end of each calendar year. This scholarship cannot be combined with any other grants or scholarships including the Partnership for International Education Scholarship.

PRESIDENT’S GRANT

This grant has been established by American National University to provide administrators, at the direction of the President, with the ability to assiststudentsin overcoming financial barriers to program completion, including but not limited to students who have experienced a reduction in eligibility for Title IV funds, students who are not eligible for Title IV funds, students whose schedules have created undue financial hardships, and students for whom a financial barrier due to a prior withdrawal from enrollment exists. It is the intent of the University in establishing this grant that its parameters be construed as widely as necessary to effectuate the goal of reducing financial barriersto enrollment, re–enrollment, and program completion.