*The following is a brief description for students. Institutions should refer to the most recent guidelines for information.
The Collaborative Teachers Tuition Waiver encourages public school teachers in the Commonwealth to become mentors to full-time student teachers from public colleges and universities. The program is designed to support the professional development of Massachusetts public school teachers. Under the agreement, the mentoring teacher receives a waiver for up to one graduate-level course for each student teacher he/she mentors. The waiver can be used for courses in education or related to the teacher's major field offered by state universities and the University of Massachusetts.
To be eligible for a Collaborative Teachers Tuition Waiver, a student must:
1 See www.mass.edu/tuitionequity for more details.
2 Pursuant to Section 9 of Chapter 15A, as amended by Section 11 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023.
The nine Massachusetts state universities:
The four undergraduate campuses of the University of Massachusetts:
Collaborative Teachers shall be eligible for a tuition waiver for up to one state-supported graduate-level course for each student teacher mentored with a maximum of one student teacher mentored per semester. Collaborative Teachers can request waivers for up to two years after the completion of the mentoring relationship for which eligibility is based.
Click here to view the full value of tuition waivers, by school, for a full-time student in the current academic year.
Contact the financial aid office at the institution you are attending or plan to attend for application requirements or deadlines. You can also call the DHE’s Office of Student Financial Assistance at (617) 391-6070 to obtain more information.