TUITION REDUCTION FOR OUT-OF-STATE GRAD STUDENTS

The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) is an agreement among WICHE’s 16-member states and territories in the western United States, allowing WICHE region students to attend select out-of-state graduate programs and pay only 150% of resident tuition.

Most students save an average of more than $15,000 per year. For a WRGP cost of attendance (COA) breakdown, visit the Financial Aid WRGP page.

States & Territories that Qualify for WRGP Tuition Reduction

UM Qualifying Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs eligible to award WRGP.

Program not listed? If you want to add your program to WRGP, contact the Graduate Dean, who can provide instructions on how to apply.

Application Process

No application is required, but the number of students that can receive a WRGP tuition reduction is limited and will be awarded to newly admitted student(s) by their Department.

Qualifications

Students who qualify for WRGP:

1. From a WICHE state/territory listed above
2. Newly admitted to an eligible graduate program

WRGP Selection

If a student meets the qualifications above and the eligible Department would like to award WRGP to a student, they must:

• Send an email to grad.school@umontana.edu with the student’s information (name, 790#, program & admit term).
• Email the student to notify them of award selection and have them send a copy of proof of residency in their WICHE state (documentation from WICHE state such as driver’s license or tax return) to grad.school@umontana.edu.

*If selected for WRGP tuition reduction, students cannot work toward gaining Montana residency for tuition purposes throughout the entirety of their program, unless they elect to forfeit WRGP status.

• Common indicators that a student is working toward MT residency includes changing over their driver's license, vehicle registration, and/or voter registration.

Note: a student is only eligible for one tuition reduction benefit at a time therefore if a student is awarded WRGP and is given a TA/RA contract, the Graduate School will remove WRGP. The Department must notify the Graduate School after the contract expires if they would like WRGP reinstated.