Each year the Regents of the University of Nebraska make available funds, in the form of the Regents’ Tuition Waiver (RTW). Funds are limited and will be used to recruit highly qualified students.

Eligibility: Students applying for admission to graduate degree programs at UNOmaha will be eligible. RTW’s will be for one academic year with an additional year available to students who maintain a 3.0 grade point average and who are recommended for continuation by their Graduate Program Committee Chair or Supervisory Committee Chair.

Application and Criteria: Applications should be submitted on behalf of eligible students by a graduate program committee. Applications should include a letter from the chair of the committee supporting the recommendation and summarizing each student’s qualifications. Supporting information such as academic records, standardized test scores, and letters of reference may be included or summarized. Evaluation will be conducted by the Dean for Graduate Studies. Awards will be based, in part, on the likelihood they will contribute to highly qualified students choosing UNOmaha for graduate study. The value of a diverse student body also will be taken into consideration in these evaluations. Thus, with an applicant’s permission, programs may indicate gender and/or ethnicity of applicants. Awards will be made to students applying for part-time as well as full-time status.

Deadlines: The final date for filing an application for an RTW is February 23.

Restrictions: Tuition waivers under this program may be used only for graduate courses in the student’s program. Further restrictions on the use of these waivers include:

1. RTWs cover the cost of resident tuition. Students subject to nonresident tuition rates must pay the difference between resident and nonresident tuition rates.

2. The maximum waiver available in the fall and spring semesters is equivalent to the resident tuition cost for 9 graduate credit hours. For the summer semester, the maximum waiver available is equivalent to the resident tuition cost for 6 graduate credit hours.

3. Tuition waivers cannot be applied toward the cost of non-credit courses or courses taken for audit or credit/non-credit.

4. Tuition waivers can be used for courses on other campuses of the University of Nebraska as long as the student is simultaneously registered for at least three (3) graduate credit hours at UNOmaha. A student wishing to take graduate courses on another campus should complete an inter-campus form from the Office of Admissions or the Office of Graduate Studies and obtain a voucher from the Dean for Graduate Studies giving approval for the courses to be taken and stating the exact number of graduate hours involved.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to call the Office of Graduate Studies at (402) 554-2341.