Tuition Grant

Tuition Grant Plan covers full-time undergraduate studies at an accredited, degree-granting institution. Once eligibility requirements are met, entry dates for the program are October 1st for the Fall semester and February 1st for the Spring semester.

• Eligibility
• About the Plan
• To Participate

Eligibility

Full-time faculty, staff or Bargaining Unit members are eligible if you:

• complete a minimum of two consecutive years by October 1st or February 1st and continue through these dates in a full-time position, and
• if you are on an authorized leave, your leave does not exceed one year in duration after which you return to full-time employment

Dependents are eligible to participate in this Plan through the end of the calendar year in which they turn 23.

The two-year minimum employment requirement will be waived for faculty and staff that come to the university directly from another college or university where they were previously eligible for a similar dependent child benefit. Proof of eligibility is required.

Each parent is eligible if both are a full-time member of the faculty, staff or Bargaining Unit and have completed two consecutive years of employment with the university. The dependent children of same-sex domestic partners may also participate in the plan provided the employee's completed Affidavit of Marriage/Same-Sex Domestic Partnership is on file with the Benefits Service Center. Any benefit provided for dependent children of employees' same-sex domestic partners is taxable income. The amount of taxes withheld from the employee's check is based on the amount of the benefit. Tax questions should be directed to the Tax Office at 443-997-8688.

About the Plan

The Tuition Grant Plan covers full-time, undergraduate studies at an accredited, degree-granting institution. It does not cover: studies at institutions that do not offer degrees, non-credit courses, part-time studies, room and board and optional fees. Cooperative programs that do not offer academic credits are not covered by the plan.

The Tuition Grant Plan pays for 50% of each dependent child's full-time, undergraduate tuition and eligible academic fees, up to a maximum of one-half of Johns Hopkins University's freshman undergraduate tuition. For the 2012-2013 academic year, the university's freshman tuition is $43,930. Payment is limited to four years of full-time, undergraduate study per dependent child at any accredited, degree-granting institution.

Payments are available for mini-sessions and summer courses if:

• The credit courses will be counted toward the degree requirements,
• The child is a full time student who will be attending college in the upcoming academic year (Fall - Spring), or the child is attending college as a full-time student prior to the summer session,
• The child has not received the maximum grant allowance for the academic year, and
• The employee is in a full-time position when the child begins the mini-session or summer course.

If attendance in the upcoming academic year does not occur, it will be the employee's obligation to promptly repay any monies disbursed erroneously, after notification by the university.

If other "restricted" aid (aid that must be spent on tuition and fees) is received in addition to the university's tuition grant, the total combined tuition support may not exceed 100% of the tuition and eligible universal mandatory academic fees. If the total exceeds 100%, the tuition grant will be reduced.

Payments issued for students who withdraw involuntarily (e.g., illness) before the end of the term will be refunded based on their college's refund policy. If the payment is not refunded in full, the term will be considered used and counted towards the eligible terms within the four year period.

Payments issued for students who voluntarily withdraw before the end of the term must be refunded in full.

If 100% of the grant is not refunded, the university will consider the student to have used the benefit for that cycle.

If an overpayment of tuition grant occurs, the university will request a refund of 100% of the overpayment from the college. If the college is unable to refund 100% of the overpayment, it will be the responsibility of the parent to promptly repay any monies disbursed erroneously after notification from the university. Future participation in the Tuition Grant Plan may be suspended for the employee until a repayment agreement has been signed.

To Participate

Complete the Tuition Grant Plan Application Form and return it to the Benefits Service Center, which will facilitate the processing and payment of the grant.