Montana Honorably Discharged Veteran Tuition Waiver (VTW)
Montana University System (Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education)
Last-dollar waiver of remaining in-state tuition for honorably discharged Montana veterans whose federal VA education benefits have expired or run out.
- How much
- Remaining tuition balance after all other grants and scholarships, up to in-state tuition
- Who qualifies
- Honorably discharged U.S. veteran whose VA education benefits expired or were exhausted
- Montana resident (BOR 940.1); honorable discharge for active-duty service; satisfactory academic progress; outstanding tuition balance after all other aid.
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students
- When to apply
- Apply any time apply by the third week of the first semester you want it covered
- How to apply
- Apply in the Award Montana portal by the third week of the first semester, uploading your DD-214 and a VA letter (or Certificate of Eligibility report) showing your benefits expired or were exhausted
- FAFSA optional
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (mus.edu), page 2, page 3 and page 4
The details
For Montana residents honorably discharged from active duty (not training-only; 'Honorable Under General Conditions' not accepted) who qualified for VA education benefits under Title 38 or Title 10 but whose benefits have expired or been exhausted. Applied as a last-dollar award: tuition only (no fees, no flat-fee courses) minus federal, state and private grants and scholarships; any remaining tuition, up to in-state tuition, is waived. Usable for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral tuition at MUS campuses; community colleges are encouraged but not required to offer it. Requires satisfactory academic progress; notify Award Montana if VA benefits are reinstated (e.g. Chapter 31/VR&E).
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