Benefits for Military-Connected Students
List of Benefits
Priority Course Registration
Students who are currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and Veterans of the US Military (any branch, any component) are eligible for Priority Course Registration, meaning you will get to choose your classes at an earlier date than the general student population. Unfortunately, this benefit does not extend to dependents.
Military Request to Withdraw with 100% Refund
If a Military Student is notified of a deployment, training event, natural disaster, or combat mission that will impact their ability to complete their courses, the student has several options including a request for a Military Withdraw with 100% Tuition Refund. Students must contact our office at 502-852-6444 or miltuition@louisville.edu to discuss the situation, options, and process to apply.
Options available to students include:
- Stay enrolled and finish courses with accommodations such as excusing due dates, opening up the rest of the course in Blackboard early, or possibly issuing an Incomplete “I” grade which allows students six months to finish remaining coursework. *This is a great option for shorter deployments / training events less than 30 days in length.
- Instructors can give a grade “as is” in this course based on percentage of coursework completed. *This is a great option if you have completed majority of the coursework or have less than 30 days remaining in the course before you leave for deployment or training.
- If there is no acceptable accommodation, students can complete an online Military Withdraw request form. Students will need to attach substantiating documents (deployment orders, a memorandum from your chain of command outlining the dates and situation, etc) to the form as well. *This is great option if no other accommodations meet student needs or if the deployment or training is greater than 30 days in length.
More information about our Military Withdraw request process can be found on our UofL Military Policies page.
Center for Military-Connected Students (CFMCS) Financial Hardship Fund
Through generous support from Canon and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, the Center for Military-Connected Students is pleased to have a military-connected student hardship fund. The purpose of the fund is to assist military-connected students who encounter unforeseen financial hardship to stay in school.
- The funds are not intended to replace or supplement existing financial aid. Receiving funding from the Hardship Fund may negatively impact student financial aid packages.
- The funds are not intended to be used for routine expenses. Requests must be of a hardship nature.
- Hardship Funds can only be applied to a student’s University of Louisville student financial account. If applying the funds results in a negative balance, a refund is generated for the student.
- The number of students who can be served by the fund is subject to the availability of funds.
To apply students must fully complete the online form below, including attaching all supporting documentation. Failure to fully complete the online application or provide supporting documentation will result in the application being denied.
Please contact our office at 502-852-6444 or miltuition@louisville.edu so that we can address any questions or concerns about the application process.
See application for full eligibility criteria, timelines, and details: