Prospective Students

Washington (Seattle + Spokane) students pay tuition to the University of Washington during both the Foundations and the Clinical phases. It is automatically deducted from your financial aid disbursement. Your direct deposit will only contain your aid for living expenses. 

Foundations & Clinical:

State Grants:

There are state grants available to Washington residents of a variable amount for each year of medical school. Students must be receiving financial aid, have submitted a FAFSA on time, and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for the grant and will automatically be considered when awards are processed. The amount changes each year but in previous years, it has been approximately $4500. 

Foundations:

During the Foundations phase, Wyoming students pay tuition directly to your regional campuses (UWY). You will receive the financial aid to pay tuition in your direct deposits. You will receive four direct deposits annually and the timing of those deposits matches UW’s quarter system timeline (even though UWY is on the semester system). To view detailed information about what is included in the budgets, go to Cost of Attendance. 

Clinical:

Starting with the Winter Quarter deposit during your MS2 year, your tuition is paid directly to UW. UW tuition is automatically deducted from your financial aid, so your direct deposits only cover living expenses. 

Contract Fee:

Wyoming students pay tuition to Wyoming the first year of their foundations, and then a Wyoming contract fee the following three years. If you do not return to Wyoming after residency, you will have to pay the state back for subsidizing your medical education. SOM Financial Aid is not involved in determining this fee. For more information, visit this webpage.

Foundations:

During the Foundations phase, Alaska students pay tuition directly to your regional campuses (UAK). You will receive the financial aid to pay tuition in your direct deposits. You will receive four direct deposits annually and the timing of those deposits matches UW’s quarter system timeline (even though UAK is on the semester system). To view detailed information about what is included in the budgets, go to Cost of Attendance. 

Clinical:

Starting with the Winter Quarter deposit during your MS2 year, your tuition is paid directly to UW. UW tuition is automatically deducted from your financial aid, so your direct deposits only cover living expenses. 

Payback Requirements:

The state of Alaska approves funding annually for the WWAMI program to subsidize your tuition during medical school. In exchange for paying this lower cost of tuition, the state of Alaska has payback requirements. SOM Financial Aid is not involved in this process. For more information, visit this website.

Foundations:

During the Foundations phase, Montana students pay tuition directly to your regional campuses (MSU). You will receive the financial aid to pay tuition in your direct deposits. You will receive four direct deposits annually and the timing of those deposits matches UW’s quarter system timeline (even though MSU is on the semester system). To view detailed information about what is included in the budgets, go to Cost of Attendance. 

Clinical:

Starting with the Winter Quarter deposit during your MS2 year, your tuition is paid directly to UW. UW tuition is automatically deducted from your financial aid, so your direct deposits only cover living expenses. 

MRPIP Fee:

The state of Montana requires all WWAMI medical students to pay a Montana Rural Physician’s Incentive Program (MRPIP) fee for four years. There are two different amounts of the MRPIP fee. If you sign the contract and commit to returning to Montana after residency, you pay a lower fee. If you do not sign the contract, you pay a higher fee. Whichever option you choose, that fee amount is added to your budget, so you will receive financial aid to pay for it. SOM Financial Aid is not involved in determining this fee. For more information, visit this webpage.

Foundations:

During the Foundations phase, Idaho students pay tuition directly to your regional campuses (UID). You will receive the financial aid to pay tuition in your direct deposits. You will receive four direct deposits annually and the timing of those deposits matches UW’s quarter system timeline (even though UID is on the semester system). To view detailed information about what is included in the budgets, go to Cost of Attendance. 

Clinical:

Starting with the Winter Quarter deposit during your MS2 year, your tuition is paid directly to UW. UW tuition is automatically deducted from your financial aid, so your direct deposits only cover living expenses. 

RPIP Fee:

The state of Idaho requires all WWAMI medical students to pay a Rural Physician’s Incentive Program (RPIP) fee for four years. This fee is added to your budget, so you will receive financial aid to pay for it. SOM Financial Aid is not involved in determining this fee. For more information, visit this webpage.

If you are an out-of-region student (i.e. not from a WWMAI state), you may apply for residency status in Washington state after demonstrating a year of primary residency in Washington. If residency status is not granted, you will continue to pay non-resident tuition.

Gaining residency status is not assured and generally requires proving that a student did not move to Washington purely for the purposes of education. 

Foundations & Clinical: