Fee exemptions are issued only for the period in which a student is currently enrolled; therefore, applications must be submitted no later than commencement day at the end of the spring semester or the official graduation date at the end of the summer session or fall semester.
Required fees include laboratory fees, supplementary fees, incidental fees, the Gregory Gymnasium renovation fee, the health services building fee, the information technology fee, the international education fee, the international student services fee, the library fee, the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue fee, the medical services fee, the recreational sports fee, the registration fee, the student services fee, the student services building fee, Undergraduate Writing Center fee, and the Union fee.
| Accredited School Scholarship | |
| Eligibility: | Highest ranking graduate of an accredited Texas high school |
| Exempted: | Tuition during first two semesters (long session) following graduation |
| Where to apply: | Obtain certification from high school and present to Student Accounts
Receivable, Main Building 4 |
| AFDC students | |
| Eligibility: | Texas high school graduate Texas resident Enrollment in college within 12 months of high school graduation Age less than 22 at the time of enrollment During the last year of high school, receipt of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code (AFDC), for not less than 6 months |
| Exempted: | Tuition and required fees for one year |
| Where to apply: | Texas Department of Human Services (contact your local
office) |
| Blind and deaf students | |
| Eligibility: | A blind disabled person, or a person
whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional Texas resident |
| Exempted: | Tuition; required fees; general property deposit |
| Where to apply: | Blind: Texas Commission for the Blind Flawn Academic Center 7 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 Deaf: Texas Rehabilitation Commission Flawn Academic Center 4 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 |
| Children of disabled Texas firefighters and peace officers | |
| Eligibility: | Children under 21 years of age of disabled full-paid or volunteer firefighters, full-paid municipal, county, or state peace officers, or custodians of the Department of Corrections, or game wardens |
| Exempted: | Tuition; required fees |
| Where to apply: | Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board Attn: Student Services 7745 Chevy Chase Drive Austin, TX 78752 |
| Children of prisoners of war or persons missing in action | |
| Eligibility: | Dependent person under 25 years of age who receives majority of
support from parent Parent classified by Department of Defense as a Prisoner of War or Missing in Action at time of registration |
| Exempted: | Tuition; required fees |
| Where to apply: | Student Accounts
Receivable Special Tuition Billing P. O. Box 7398 Austin, TX 78713-7398 |
| Children of Texas veterans | |
| Eligibility: | Children of members of the armed
forces who were killed in action, or whose death is documented to be directly
caused by illness or injury related to service in the armed forces in World War
II, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War (February 1, 1955, to present), the
Vietnam era (December 21, 1961, to May 7, 1975), the Grenada and Lebanon era
(August 24, 1982, to July 31, 1984), or the Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990 to
present), and children of members of the Texas National Guard killed since
January 1, 1946, while on active duty Must have resided in the state at least 12 months immediately preceding date of registration Not eligible for federal education benefits Not in default on a federal or state loan granted or guaranteed for educational purposes |
| Exempted: | Tuition; required fees (except student services fee and general property deposit) |
| Where to apply: | Office of the Registrar Main Building, Room 1 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712-1157 |
| Early high school graduation | |
| Eligibility: | Completion of high school in no more than 36 continuous months |
| Exempted: | Tuition up to $1,000 |
| Where to apply: | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Attn: Student Services 7745 Chevy Chase Drive Austin, TX 78752 |
| Firefighters enrolled in fire science courses | |
| Eligibility: | Enrolled in course offered as a part of fire science curriculum |
| Exempted: | Tuition; Laboratory fees |
| Where to apply: | Student Accounts
Receivable Special Tuition Billing P. O. Box 7398 Austin, TX 78713-7398 |
| Foster children | |
| Eligibility: | Individuals who were in foster care or other residential care under the conservatorship of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services on or after the day preceding the individual's 18th birthday |
| Exempted: | Tuition; required fees |
| Where to apply: | Obtain documentation from
the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and present to Student
Accounts Receivable, Main Building 4 |
| General fee | |
| Eligibility: | Students for whom payment of fee causes undue economic hardship - number of exemptions limited to 5 percent of total enrollment |
| Exempted: | General fee |
| Where to apply: | Office of
Student Financial Services P. O. Box 7758 Austin, TX 78713 |
| Good Neighbor Scholarship | |
| Eligibility: | Native-born citizens and residents
from nations of the Western Hemisphere other than the United States Furnish certified evidence of native-born citizenship and scholastic qualifications |
| Exempted: | Tuition |
| Where to apply: | International Office P. O. Drawer A Austin, TX 78713 |
| Senior citizens | |
| Eligibility: | Age 65 or older Copy of birth certificate |
| Exempted: | Tuition up to six credit hours |
| Where to apply: | Student
Accounts Receivable Special Tuition Billing P.O. Box 7398 Austin, TX 78713-7398 |
| Texas ex-servicemen | |
| Eligibility: | Resided in Texas for 12 months prior to registration A bona fide legal resident of Texas at time entered service Served in armed forces in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War (February 1, 1955 to present), the Vietnam era (December 21, 1961, to May 7, 1975), the Grenada and Lebanon era (August 24, 1982, to July 31, 1984) or the Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990, to present) Honorably discharged Not eligible for federal education benefits Served at least 180 days active duty, excluding training Not in default on a federal or state loan granted or guaranteed for educational purposes |
| Exempted: | Tuition Required fees (except student services fee, general property deposit, and field trip fees) |
| Where to apply: | Office of the Registrar Main Building, Room 1 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712-1157 |
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