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Special Exemptions

Honorably Discharged Veteran Fee Waiver

A veteran who meets all of the following conditions is eligible for a waiver of registration fee and tuition:

  1. "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.

  2. Bona fide resident of Montana for fee and tuition purposes.

  3. 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).

  4. Qualifies under one of the following:

    1. 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

    2. 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

    3. 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.

State Benefits

The registration fee and tuition are 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 the registration fee and tuition. Application for the waiver of registration fee and 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.

Senior Citizens

Registration fee and tuition are waived for Montana citizens who are (65) sixty-five years of age or older.

Staff Members

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 incidental fees on the first six credits. Staff members should notify the Office of Financial Aid Services with their date of appointment.


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