Students who are interested in a tuition wavier should complete an application provided by the department offering the degree program in which they wish to enroll. International students may apply to either their department or the Office of International Studies. Tuition waivers are also awarded to students as part of a graduate assistantship contract. The Graduate School awards a limited number of tuition waivers to minority students who are admitted or seeking admission to a degree program and who are particularly deserving of assistance in meeting their educational objectives. Applications are available in the Graduate School.
Awards are contingent on availability of funds.
The Graduate School awards a limited number of tuition waivers to incoming graduate students who are admitted to a graduate degree program and who have completed the requirements as a McNair Program Scholar at a college or university authorized to offer Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Programs. Scholars are recommended for the award by their departmental graduate program advisor at Illinois State University. Priority is given to incoming McNair scholars who, as undergraduates, attend the annual Graduate and Professional Fair at Illinois State University.