<p>I've heard that if you receive a scholarship worth 1k+ you can somehow receive instate tuition, is this true?</p>
<p>i think this is somewhat true for the engineering department, im sure most of the waivers have been given out by now though</p>
<p>I know that for engineering, you have to receive a competitive scholarship worth a certain amount.</p>
<p>According to the Texas education statutes, these waivers are available, though I believe they are much harder to come by than in previous years.</p>
<p>[EDUCATION</a> CODE CHAPTER 54. TUITION AND FEES](<a href=“http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm]EDUCATION”>EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 54. TUITION AND FEES)</p>
<p>Sec. 54.064. SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT. (a) An institution of higher education may charge a nonresident student who holds a competitive scholarship of at least $1,000 for the academic year or summer term for which the student is enrolled resident tuition and fees without regard to the length of time the student has resided in Texas. The student must compete with other students, including Texas residents, for the scholarship and the scholarship must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by the administration and be approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under criteria developed by the coordinating board.</p>
<p>is there like a webpage that overviews the process?</p>
<p>I don’t think there is a formal “process” per se, though it is possible that such a process exists but is not publicized. I have been amazed throughout the whole period of my son’s interest in UT how convoluted some of the rules and procedures are. Basically, you have to know what questions to ask and you have to ask them before you even know to ask them. But I speak as an OOSer. I assume that these things are known and discussed ad nauseum by HS counselors and students who are Texas residents.</p>
<p>To my (limited) knowledge the OOS waiver isn’t something you can apply for. If you are offered a scholarship, you are sometimes/frequently eligible (? yes? no? any knowledgeable person care to address this?). And apparently some departments can issue OOS waivers to students. When I called my liberal arts to inquire about how it works, I was told that there are really almost no waivers given and I should call the department of his major to see if they could offer him something. Basically, I was told it was possible, but not something he should pin his hopes on. And then they suggested the TexasExes scholarships, which are not much help to someone looking for merit (not need based) assistance from OOS, and to my understanding, you have to apply for those when you do your ApplyTexas application. So, again, you have to know before you could possibly know.</p>
<p>And I did a lot of reading and research about Texas before he filled out his apps. (He sure didn’t have time: he was taking 4 APs, writing essays and leading the marching band.)</p>