Nevada National Guard Benefits

Nevada National Guard offers a tuition waiver benefit. You must complete a new tuition waiver every semester that you intend to use this benefit.

1. Visit the Nevada National Guard website.
2. Navigate to the middle of the homepage to the Education Benefits heading.
3. Select Tuition Waiver Form and download it as a PDF.
4. Fill out Parts A and B. Part A includes your personal information, and Part B is a statement of understanding.
5. Email the waiver with parts A and B completed to your readiness NCO prior to the deadline they established with your unit. Be proactive – the University has an additional deadline for submitting the tuition waiver. Generally, the deadline for the Cashier’s Office is three weeks after the first day of the term.
6. Once your readiness NCO returns the completed and signed waiver to you, email it to the Cashier’s Office at cashiersoffice@unr.edu. Please do not submit the waiver to Veteran Services; this could delay the processing of your waiver.

The Nevada National Guard also provides a textbook reimbursement benefit, which you apply for by submitting a packet at the end of the semester. You must complete a new reimbursement packet for every semester that you wish to use this benefit.

1. Visit the Nevada National Guard website.
2. Navigate to the Education Benefits heading.
3. Select Textbook Checklist to view all required items for the packet.
4. Complete all listed items. Please note that checklist items a. (Textbook Reimbursement Application), e. (State Vendor Registration), and f. (Bank Account Verification Memorandum) are located on the Nevada National Guard homepage under the Education Benefits heading.
5. Once you finish building the packet, email it to your readiness NCO prior to the deadline they established with your unit.
6. Follow up with your readiness NCO (if need be) to ensure that your packet is submitted.

1. If you do not earn a 2.0 term GPA or better, your tuition waiver for the semester will be revoked and you will owe the university for tuition and fees. This is a Nevada National Guard policy, not a university policy. Please note that you are required to earn a 2.0 term GPA, not a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Additionally, if you are flagged for any reason by your unit, you may have your waiver revoked as well. In this case, you would need to consult your readiness NCO.
2. If a deployment/activation interrupts the semester, we recommend that you complete a leave of absence form with Admissions and Records in order to avoid reapplying to the university and maintain active student status while away. The form is found in the Admissions and Records forms section of the University website.
3. If you use the tuition waiver in conjunction with Chapter 33, the Veteran Services office cannot bill the VA for tuition covered by the waiver. We will submit your claim to VA for the remaining balance after the waiver is applied.