Employee Tuition Grant

ALL INSTITUTIONAL AID COMBINED IS CAPPED AT THE COST OF TUITION

Regular full-time union and non-union employees after 90 calendar days of continuous employment, are entitled to Employee Tuition Grants for academic services/accredited courses for self. Spouse and dependent children who are claimed on their Federal Income Tax Returns for the year in which the grant is awarded are eligible immediately. Grants may be applied to cover the cost of undergraduate and graduate credit courses that are offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Grants are not awarded for Continuing Education non-credit programs. Grants do not cover fees, including the $17.00 per credit ETG fee, food, lodging, books, travel, or any other charges not generally included as tuition.

Regular part-time employees who work a minimum of 16 hours per week for 9, 10, 11, or 12 months per year and part-time faculty who teach a minimum of 3 credits per semester, after 90 calendar days of continuous employment, are entitled to Employee Tuition Grant as described above for Regular Full-time union and non-union employees; except that grants are limited to maximum of 4 credits per semester or academic period, and a maximum of 8 credits per fiscal year. Part-time faculty must be working in the fall semester in order to be eligible for a grant in the fall semester. The same rule applies to the spring semester. Part-time faculty will be eligible for a grant in any of the three summer sessions if he/she worked in the spring semester immediately prior. Part-time employees are granted only ONE (1) tuition grant per family, whether for self, spouse or dependent child, in any one semester.

Grants for graduate credits may be considered taxable income.

An employee, whose employment with Fairleigh Dickinson University terminates for any reason other than retirement prior to the completion of one-half of the academic period in which an Employee Tuition Grant is being utilized, will be responsible for payment of one-half of the dollar amount of the grant. If termination occurs after completion of one-half of the academic period in which the grant is being utilized, the employee will be entitled to retain all of the grant. Other rules apply for certain employees covered by salary continuation and certain employees/dependents in the event of death, retirement, and/or disability.

Employees who are on a personal or medical leave may not utilize an Employee Tuition Grant for self.

	Employee Tuition Grant
AT A GLANCE:	Employees who meet eligibility requirements will receive an Employee Tuition Grant for tuition at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
	ALL INSTITUTIONAL AID COMBINED IS CAPPED AT THE COST OF TUITION *Regular full-time union and non-union employees* after 90 calendar days of continuous employment, are entitled to Employee Tuition Grants for academic services/accredited courses for self. Spouse and dependent children who are claimed on their Federal Income Tax Returns for the year in which the grant is awarded are eligible immediately. Grants may be applied to cover the cost of undergraduate and graduate credit courses that are offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University. Grants are not awarded for Continuing Education non-credit programs. Grants do not cover fees, including the $17.00 per credit ETG fee, food, lodging, books, travel, or any other charges not generally included as tuition. Regular part-time employees who work a minimum of 16 hours per week for 9, 10, 11, or 12 months per year and part-time faculty who teach a minimum of 3 credits per semester, after 90 calendar days of continuous employment, are entitled to Employee Tuition Grant as described above for Regular Full-time union and non-union employees; except that grants are limited to maximum of 4 credits per semester or academic period, and a maximum of 8 credits per fiscal year. Part-time faculty must be working in the fall semester in order to be eligible for a grant in the fall semester. The same rule applies to the spring semester. Part-time faculty will be eligible for a grant in any of the three summer sessions if he/she worked in the spring semester immediately prior. Part-time employees are granted only ONE (1) tuition grant per family, whether for self, spouse or dependent child, in any one semester. Grants for graduate credits may be considered taxable income. An employee, whose employment with Fairleigh Dickinson University terminates for any reason other than retirement prior to the completion of one-half of the academic period in which an Employee Tuition Grant is being utilized, will be responsible for payment of one-half of the dollar amount of the grant. If termination occurs after completion of one-half of the academic period in which the grant is being utilized, the employee will be entitled to retain all of the grant. Other rules apply for certain employees covered by salary continuation and certain employees/dependents in the event of death, retirement, and/or disability. *Employees who are on a personal or medical leave may not utilize an Employee Tuition Grant for self.*