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Student Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Social Security Number: ____________________________
Contract ID: _________________________
Preferred Method of Contact
: ____________________________________________________
(phone, email)
This form may only be completed by the Purchaser or Beneficiary of a BEST Prepaid Contract. Each tuition
unit entitles the Beneficiary to an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the weighted average tuition (WAT)
during the academic year in which the unit it used. The WAT unit payout value is recalculated annually
on August 1
and is effective until July 31
of the following year. Please contact a BEST customer service
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representative to determine the number of units that are available on your contract for use. Visit our website
at for information about the current WAT unit payout value.
SECTION A - PAYMENT TO SCHOOL
Payments to Tennessee public schools will be processed once we have received them in our office. A voucher
letter will be mailed to the Beneficiary’s address on record. To confirm the address in our records, please call
our customer service hotline. The Beneficiary should take the voucher letter to the institution. It typically
takes 5-7 business days for you to receive the voucher by mail. Therefore, the payment request form must be
received in our office no fewer than 5-7 business days before the school’s tuition deadline.
For out-of-state schools or private schools in Tennessee, a check will be mailed by BEST directly to the
institution. It typically takes 10-12 business days for the school to receive the payment. Therefore, the
payment request form must be received in our office no fewer than 10-12 business days before the school’s
tuition deadline.
Please enter the name and address of the institution of higher education in this section if you would like
BEST to make a payment directly to the institution.
School Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
(Street)
(City)
(State)
(Zip Code)
Amount Requested: $ ______________ OR Units Requested: ___________
Semester: ___________
Authorization Signature: ____________________________________
Date: _____________________
(See page 2, Section D, for authorization.)
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