Fee Waivers

It is our commitment that the membership fee and its payment never stands in the way of a qualified student from becoming a member. However, since the membership fees go to provide for the services of all of the members we do request that you carefully and honestly assess your abilities to pay the fee and request a full or partial fee waiver only when necessary. There are two types of fee waivers available: partial and full.

Partial Fee Waiver
The Society awards partial fee waivers to those families suffering from financial hardship.  Students awarded a apartial fee waiver pay $22.50 for Society membership.  Some examples of past approved situations include: temporary loss of income or employment, unexpected medical expenses. These are not the only situations which will be approved, but represent examples of past situations. In order to meet these guidelines a family must fill out the partial fee waiver form and attach the proper documentation. Please mail these items back to the headquarters postmarked on or before the deadline specified on your confirmation card.  Download the Partial Fee Waiver Request Forms Packet and print it out. You will need this packet and your confirmation card to request a partial fee waiver. The packet is an Adobe PDF file format. If you don't have the Adobe PDF Reader installed, you can download and install it free.

Full Fee Waiver
The Society awarded over 2,000 full fee waiver requests this spring to students who have significant documented financial hardships. (Full fee waiver requests accompanied by a completed Educator Verification of Necessity Form do not need financial documentation.) Some examples of past approved situations include: death of a parent or guardian, displacement or damage due to natural disaster, and loss of income due to long term disability. These are not the only situations which will be approved, but represent the gravity of difficulty.

We can only accept those full fee waiver requests that are submitted according to the guidelines. In order to meet these guidelines a family must fill out the full fee waiver form and attach the proper documentation. Please mail these items back to the headquarters postmarked on or before the deadline.  Download the Full Fee Waiver Request Forms Packet and print it out. You will need this packet and your confirmation card to request a full fee waiver. The packet is an Adobe PDF file format. If you don't have the Adobe PDF Reader installed, you can download and install it free.