The Board of Trustees announced on Sept. 17 that it will be providing tuition waivers to incoming freshmen who are Illinois students whose family income is below  $63,575. SIUC announced on Tuesday that it will be extending the availability of these waivers to transfer students.

(See more: SIU Board of Trustees approves tuition waivers for low-income students).

These waivers will cover tuition and mandatory fees for four consecutive semesters, according to the release.

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To qualify for the waivers, applicants must have a family income that is $63,575 or below and assets below $50,000 based on their submitted Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 

They must also be Illinois residents who attended an Illinois high school and transfer students must have a GPA of 2.0 or above and 26 or more completed credit hours, according to the release.

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