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Special Exemptions
A veteran who meets all of the following conditions is eligible for a waiver of tuition:
"Honorable" discharge ("General Under Honorable Conditions" will not be
accepted) from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces for service on active duty
for other than training purposes.
Bona fide resident of Montana for fee and tuition purposes.
At some time eligible for VA education benefits but benefits were
exhausted or have expired (VEAP eligible veterans who withdrew a portion of
their VEAP contribution before benefits expired are not eligible for the Fee
Waiver).
Qualifies under one of the following:
Served December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946; June 22, 1950 to January 31, 1955; or January 1, 1964 to May 7, 1975. Waiver available to all otherwise qualified
undergraduate and graduate students who served during one of these periods.
or
Working on initial undergraduate degree and received an Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal for service during one of the following periods: Grenada,
October 23, 1983 through November 21, 1983; Lebanon, June 1, 1983 through December 1, 1987; Panama, December 20, 1989 through January 31, 1990.
or
Working on initial undergraduate degree and received the Southwest Asia
Service Medal for service in the Persian Gulf between August 2, 1990 and April
11, 1991.
Qualified recipients may receive the fee waiver for a total of twelve semesters
and must maintain satisfactory progress as established by the Board of
Regents.
Application for this waiver must be made through the MSU Office of
Veterans' Affairs, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173960, Bozeman, MT 59717-3960 at least two weeks before fee payment for the semester in which the recipient expects to qualify. Phone 406-994-3661 for additional information.
The tuition is waived at
any of the units of the Montana
University System
for children of members of
the United States armed forces
who served on active duty
during World
War II, the Korean conflict
or the Viet Nam conflict,
and who, at the time of entry
into the
services, had legal residence
in Montana and who were killed
in action or who
died as a result of injury,
disease, or other disability
incurred while in service.
Children who desire to study
under the "War Orphans" educational
law must enter any of the
Montana
University System institutions
before the age of twenty-one
to be eligible for waiver
of
tuition. Application
for the waiver of tuition
must be made,
well in advance of the date
of anticipated enrollment,
to the Commissioner of Higher
Education (2500 Broadway,
Helena, Montana 59620-3101),
who will determine eligibility
and notify the student and
the Office of Financial
Aid Services of the institution.
Registration fee and tuition
are waived for Montana citizens
who are (65) sixty-five
years of age or older.
Professional and non-professional
staff employed at least three-fourths
time for the entire term may,
as employees of MSU, be exempt
from payment of
the activity and health fees,
and tuition on the
first six credits.
Staff members should notify
the Office of Financial Aid
Services with their
date of appointment.
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