48 CFR § 831.7001-1 - 831.7001-1 Tuition.

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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 831.7001-1 - 831.7001-1   Tuition."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "831.7001-1"
section_name: "831.7001-1   Tuition."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "831"
part_name: "CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. chapter 31; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "83 FR 46414, Sept. 13, 2018, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "831"
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# 831.7001-1 831.7001-1   Tuition.

(a) Tuition and enrollment fees shall be paid at the institution's customary amount that—

(1) Does not exceed the tuition charged to similarly circumstanced non-Veteran students; and

(2) Is equal to the lowest price offered or published for the entire course, semester, quarter, or term.

(b) The cost of the Veteran student's tuition and fees under a contract shall be offset by—

(1) Any amount of tuition and fees that are waived by a State or other government authority; or

(2) Any amounts the Veteran student receives from a fellowship, scholarship, grant-in-aid, assistantship, or similar award that limits its use to payment of tuition, fees, or other charges that VA normally pays as part of a chapter 31 program.

(c) VA will not pay tuition or incidental fees to institutions or establishments furnishing apprentice or on-the-job training. VA may elect to pay charges or expenses that fall into either of the following categories:

(1) Charges customarily made by a nonprofit workshop or similar establishment for providing work adjustment training to similarly circumstanced non-Veteran students even if the trainee receives an incentive wage as part of the training.

(2) Training expenses incurred by an employer who provides on-the-job training following rehabilitation to the point of employability when VA determines that the additional training is necessary.