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College is possible. American Indian Tuition Waiver How to Apply

1. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to demonstrate financial need. 2. Complete an American Indian Tuition Waiver application form. This is available at each financial aid office or online at the American Indian/Minority Achievement website: www.mus.edu/aima 3. Provide documentation that you are at least one- quarter American Indian or more; or are an enrolled member of a state recognized or federally recognized Indian tribe which is located within the boundaries of the State of Montana. Documentation What is the Indian Tuition Waiver? The campuses follow federal financial aid guidelines in can include: official CIB (Certificate of Indian The Montana Board of Regents adopted Policy awarding and renewing tuition waivers. These rules may Blood), Tribal enrollment card, and/or 940.13 in order to increase access to higher be obtained from the financial aid office on each campus. documentation of parent/grandparent’s degree of education for resident American Indian students. Students may continue to receive these waivers from year blood. Documentation from more than one tribe The policy requires that the campuses of the to year, if they make reasonable academic progress. may be necessary. Documentation need not be from Montana University System waive tuition for Students should check each campus’s policy about a Montana-based tribe so long as you are a eligible undergraduate American Indian students. satisfactory progress. Montana Resident During the 2008-2009 school year, the Montana Who awards the waivers? 4. Provide documentation that you are a resident of Montana. Generally you must have been in University System waived over $3.2 million in The financial aid office at each campus is the in Montana for at least a 12-month tuition for 832 American Indian students. department that authorizes financial assistance, including period. See Policy 940.1. Although this policy is sometimes called a tuition waivers and scholarships, to any student. To be fee waiver, it allows only waivers of tuition. certain of an award of waiver, students must be notified by Fees, program fees and other charges are not the financial aid office. The American Indian Tuition Waiver may not be used with waived by this policy. Is all college tuition waived? other state tuition waivers. The waiver does not cover No. Waivers awarded under this policy cannot be applied mandatory or class fees. All other fees are the student’s Who is eligible for this waiver? to self-supporting courses. Some online courses and most responsibility. continuing education courses are self-supporting. Students Persons who have one-fourth (1/4) American must pay the full tuition and fees for any self-supporting Note: The amount of the tuition waiver will vary depending on the Indian blood or more or are enrolled members institution and the number of credits taken. All documentation must be courses. provided to the financial aid office at the campus to be attended. of a state recognized or federally recognized Indian tribe which is located within the boundaries of the State of Montana are eligible for a waiver upon demonstration of financial need. “Financial need” is defined as having at least one dollar of remaining need after subtracting Expected Family Contribution, all Title IV grant aid and institutional aid from the cost of attendance. Duplication of tuition designated awards is not allowed.uition