Meaning & use
full tuition waiver
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Meanings
nouncountable
An official arrangement in which a student does not have to pay any of the money charged for teaching at a school or college.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a full tuition waiver or two full tuition waivers.
Patterns
- get a full tuition waiver
- receive a full tuition waiver
- a full tuition waiver for something
She received a full tuition waiver because of her excellent grades.
The university offers a full tuition waiver to doctoral students in science.
A full tuition waiver covers classes but not the cost of living in the dormitory.
nouncountable
A document or official statement that shows a student's teaching fees have been completely cancelled.
Grammar: Often used after the verbs give, issue, or award.
Patterns
- be awarded a full tuition waiver
- a full tuition waiver letter
The scholarship committee issued a full tuition waiver along with the acceptance letter.
Keep your full tuition waiver in a safe place in case the billing office asks for it.
Word forms
| plural | full tuition waivers |
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Common combinations
- receive a full tuition waiver
- Only a few students receive a full tuition waiver each year.
- qualify for a full tuition waiver
- You must have a very high test score to qualify for a full tuition waiver.
- full tuition waiver program
- The state started a full tuition waiver program for local high school graduates.
- partial tuition waiver
- He got a partial tuition waiver, so he still pays half the fees.
Synonyms and how they differ
- full scholarship
- A full scholarship usually pays for tuition and also living costs, while a full tuition waiver generally covers only teaching fees.
- fee remission
- Fee remission is a more formal, British-sounding term for the same idea of removing charges.
Commonly confused: full tuition waiver or full ride?
full tuition waiver vs full ride
A full ride is informal and means all major costs are paid, including room and board, not just tuition.
Practice
The graduate school gave her a full tuition waiver, so she ______.
Choose one answer.
A full tuition waiver removes the cost of teaching, so she did not have to pay for her classes. Option 0 is the opposite, option 2 describes a partial waiver, and option 3 describes a scholarship that includes living costs.
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