Waive Dewar Tuition Refund Plan

Every year thousands of college students are forced to withdraw from classes due to sickness or injury.

The Tuition Refund Plan...

was originated by A.W.G. Dewar in 1930 to protect the financial investments of students and parents in education. Today, more than 1,200 leading independent schools and colleges throughout North America offer the Plan. Because the cost of education today is a substantial investment, in fact, one which is likely to be your second largest next to a home purchase, the protection afforded by the Tuition Refund Plan is essential.

While most colleges provide partial refunds for student withdrawals, they are limited and usually effective when a student withdraws early in the term. The Tuition Refund Plan dramatically enhances the college refund schedule and provides more generous refunds throughout the entire term. Subject to the program terms and conditions, the Tuition Refund Plan offers a refund of term tuition and fees when you are forced to withdraw for medical reasons.

Q. What Is Covered?

A. The Tuition Refund Plan covers the following:

Injury and Sickness Withdrawals
80% of the insured term tuition and fees, less any refund or credit due you from the college, will be refunded provided your physical condition is certified by a licensed physician and forces you to completely withdraw from all classes for the balance of the term.
Mental Health Withdrawals
80% of the insured term tuition and fees, less any refund or credit due you from the college, will be refunded provided your medical condition is certified by a licensed physician and you have completely withdrawn from all classes for a condition whose diagnosis is found in the DSM-V Manual.

In both cases a "complete withdrawal" from the college is required. This means the student has given written notice that due to an injury or sickness he/she will not be able to complete the term and will not receive any academic credit. A written statement from a doctor certifying the injury or sickness and college verification is required. All mental health withdrawals will be classified in accordance with the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-V.

Q. How much does it cost?

A. The 2024/25 cost is $127.00 per term. Full-time day undergraduate students are billed for coverage by the college at time of initial tuition billing. Students who waived this coverage and have determined they would like to reapply for the coverage should contact Dewar directly before classes begin to purchase it. Graduate and part-time undergraduate students, please contact Dewar for specific cost and to purchase coverage.

Q. What are the conditions of coverage?

A. Your protection covers a full term from the opening to closing date. Coverage must be secured before the first day of class. This coverage refunds on a term basis only. Requests to participate in coverage will not be accepted after you start classes. Coverage ceases on the last day of formal academic instruction by the college due to any reason.

Room, meals or other charges that are not paid to the college cannot be insured.

Q. What Is Excluded?

A. Note that the Plan does not cover the following: war or any act of war, declared or undeclared; taking part in a riot; failure to attend classes for any reason other than injury or sickness; withdrawal when the student receives credit for an incomplete term; nuclear reaction, nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination.

NOTE: Coverage does not refund insured tuition or any other charges because of a change to online instruction or alternative learning platform.

Q. Are Student Loans covered by this Plan?

A. Yes, the Plan provides an important benefit that covers not only payments made directly by the family, but also loans for the semester with the college, banks and government agencies, up to the coverage amount.

Q. How are claims filed?

A. Claim forms with full instructions are available at the college or by contacting A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. Claims should be reported within 30 days from occurrence or as soon as is reasonably possible. Students are responsible for the completion of the claim form. Benefit payment is made to the college to be credited to the student's account. Benefits not required to settle your account with the college will be refunded to you through the college.

Questions?

Please contact A.W.G. Dewar Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts.

Phone: (617) 774-1555
Fax: (617) 774-1715
Email: trp@dewarinsurance.com

Tuition Refund Plan policies are underwritten by Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. Plan policies are produced by A.W.G. Dewar, Inc., dba A.W.G. Dewar Insurance Agency, Four Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169. The name of each student is listed on a policy which is held by the school business office, not as agent for the insurance company, but on behalf of insured students and their parents. This leaflet is an outline of coverage for the ensuing academic year. Actual coverages are governed by the insurance policy on file in the school’s business office. Coverage may change each academic year. A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. is the originator of the trademarked Tuition Refund Plan.

Merrimack College