{"id":35616,"date":"2024-06-14T08:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/?page_id=35616"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:56:30","slug":"waivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d117f309\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-3da123a4\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c5c6ca4d\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c5c6ca4d\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fc558012 gb-headline-text\">Tuition Waivers<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ef8a0f36\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3a37a337\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-287f6d9d gb-headline-text\"><strong><u>2026 &#8211; 2027 Waiver Forms<\/u><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-cff5643c gb-headline-text\">Send completed forms and documentation to the VRC Office <br>via Email or deliver in person.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-08fc7dba gb-headline-text\"><strong>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/Veterans%20Resource%20Center%20%3Cveterans@ewu.edu%3E\/\">veterans@ewu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1126da66 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Office: <\/strong>Showalter Hall, Room 122<\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7ba8a662\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-63bdb122\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e2f73813 gb-headline-text\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1. Veterans Tuition Waiver<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-80a9d09e\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-89bcfe1d\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-7526f5bc gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Veterans-Tuition-Waiver-App-AY26-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veterans Tuition <br>Waiver Application<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Deadline for Applications:<\/strong><br><strong>10th day of each term<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Quarter<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Semester<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fall 2026: <br>October 6, 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fall 2026: <br>August 28, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Winter 2027: <br>January 15, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Spring 2027: <br> January 15, 2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Spring 2027: <br>April 9, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In support of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=28B.15.621\">RCW 28B.15.621<\/a>, Eastern Washington University is making available a&nbsp;limited&nbsp;number&nbsp;of tuition waivers to&nbsp;eligible&nbsp;veterans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The waiver is valid for the current academic year and provides a tuition waiver of approximately\u00a050% of tuition for fall, winter, and spring\u00a0only.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full time student (10 credits or more per quarter\/semester) enrolled in any state support courses (online self-support courses do not count toward the 10 credit quarterly requirement).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program\u00a0funding\u00a0is determined on an\u00a0annual\u00a0basis.\u00a0 Continued funding is\u00a0not\u00a0guaranteed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dc62900b\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-59d3db5e gb-headline-text\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2. Spouse &#8211; Dependent Tuition Waiver<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-90c73d83\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f54d07fc\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5259e67d\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-16fac388 gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Spouse-Dependent-Tuition-Waiver-App-AY26-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spouse-Dependent Tuition Waiver Application<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Deadline for Applications:<\/strong> <br><strong>10th day of each term<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Quarter<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Semester<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fall 2026: <br>October 6, 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fall 2026: <br>August 28, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Winter 2027: <br>January 15, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Spring 2027: <br> January 15, 2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Spring 2027: <br>April 9, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Summer 2027: <br> May 9, 2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Summer 2027: <br> June 27, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This waiver is for all operating, building, S and A fees, course fees*, and self-supporting and summer tuition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mandatory fees&nbsp;(Technology\/Recreation Center Fee\/STA) are the&nbsp;responsibility of the student.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/financialservices\/student-financial-services\/costs-and-fees\/#Mandatory\">EWU Mandatory Fees Listing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The waiver is\u00a0valid only for the current academic year and terms indicated\u00a0and <em>has to be applied for each year.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Substitute Senate Bill 6371 (2008), amending&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=28B.15.621\">RCW 28B.15.621<\/a>&nbsp;and 28B.15.385 and re-enacting and amending 28B.15.910 provides a tuition waiver for certain spouses and dependents of military personnel who were killed or permanently disabled while engaged in active military service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dc4f8888\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-135df2ef gb-headline-text\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3. In-State Tuition Rate Waiver for Veterans and Dependents<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5bc2a923\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f4f6c6a4\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-dbd3cdac gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Veteran-In-State-Tuition-App-AY26-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veterans In-State<br>Tuition Rate Waiver Application<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-07e856a1 gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Spouse-Dependent-In-State-Tuition-App-AY26-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dependent In-State  <br>Tuition Rate Waiver Application<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Effective August 1, 2021, in conjunction with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/7105\/text?overview=closed\">Federal H.R. 7105<\/a>\u00a0Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and Washington State policy (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=28b.15.012\">RCW 28B.15.012<\/a>); allows <em>qualifying non-resident veterans and dependents <\/em>to pay the resident in-state tuition rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To qualify students must complete In-state tuition waiver application with appropriate documentation and return to EWU Veterans Resource Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3bae55f2\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e2024556 gb-headline-text\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4. Active Duty Personnel Stationed in WA State<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9ae3d91a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-80094809\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-bc6f7971 gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/AD-In-state-Tuition-App-AY26-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Active Duty In-state <br>Tuition Waiver Application<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Active duty military personnel and their spouses &amp; dependents qualify to pay in-state tuition rates while the military individual is stationed in Washington State. &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=28b.15.012\">RCW 28B.15.012<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exempted resident status is granted upon satisfactory completion of this form, receipt of a copy of military orders, and showing VRC staff the front &amp; back of your current active duty or dependent military ID card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-648fe5be\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8f51a981 gb-headline-text\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5. WA National Guard Exempt Resident Status<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ef78d855\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-52974699\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-fa185322 gb-button-text smooth-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/NG-In-State-Tuition-App-AY26-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Guard In State <br>Tuition Waiver Application<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-resident National Guard personnel taking&nbsp;over six credits, qualify to pay in-state tuition rates while in the Washington National Guard.&nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=28b.15.012\">RCW 28B.15.012<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exempted resident status is granted upon satisfactory completion of this form, showing VRC staff your current military ID and documentation from commanding officer or personnel office verifying current Unit of Assignment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 &#8211; 2027 Waiver Forms Send completed forms and documentation to the VRC Office via Email or deliver in person. Email:&nbsp;veterans@ewu.edu Office: Showalter Hall, Room 122 1. Veterans Tuition Waiver Deadline for Applications:10th day of each term Quarter Semester Fall 2026: October 6, 2026 Fall 2026: August 28, 2026 Winter 2027: January 15, 2027 Spring &#8230; <a title=\"Waivers\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/waivers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Waivers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9086,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35616","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35616"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36496,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35616\/revisions\/36496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}