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Undergraduate Tuition Benefits for Children of Carnegie Mellon Faculty and Staff

• Eligibility Requirements
• Applying for the Benefit

Carnegie Mellon is pleased to assist faculty and staff with the expense of educating their children. In addition to the undergraduate tuition benefits listed below, Carnegie Mellon also participates in the Independent 529 Plan.

	Children Attending Carnegie Mellon	Children Attending Another Institution
Staff Members	Eligible children receive 100% tuition for up to eight semesters of under-graduate education, after a service requirement is satisfied. Available to an unlimited number of eligible children.	Up to two eligible children receive a tuition reduction for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education, after a service requirement is satisfied. In 2007-08, the tuition grant is $3,050 per semester/$6,100 per academic year. In 2008-09, the tuition grant is $3,250 per semester/$6,500 per academic year.
Faculty Members	Eligible children receive 100% tuition for up to eight semesters of under-graduate education. Available to an unlimited number of eligible children.	Up to two eligible children receive a tuition grant of up to 60% of Carnegie Mellon's tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education. The 2007-08 grant is $11,085 per semester ($22,170 per academic year).

• You may receive tuition benefits for the current/upcoming term only - benefits are not paid retroactively.
• Benefits are for tuition charges only, and do not cover fees, housing or other costs. Undergraduate tuition benefits cannot exceed the tuition costs, and are reduced by any other awards designed to cover the same charges if all benefits available exceed total eligible costs.
• Semesters of benefits for children attending another university may not be transferred to a different dependent, even if a child receives benefits for fewer than 8 full semesters.
• Human Resources is not involved in the admissions process for any school – children of faculty and staff are not guaranteed admission into any university program.

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Eligibility Requirements:

Faculty and Staff Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time, benefits-eligible employees may receive this benefit on behalf of eligible children.
• Service requirement for staff: Staff must complete five full years of service in order to be eligible to receive tuition benefits for their children. At least two years of that service must have been in full-time benefits-eligible employment.
• Part-time employment years in which an employee was benefits-eligible and worked at least 1,000 hours count as 1/2 year toward the service requirement, for up to three years of credit.
• Employment years in which an employee was not benefits eligible and/or did not work at least 1,000 hours constitutes a break in service in regard to benefits with a length-of-service component. Such an employment year will reset your service years to 0 for this requirement.

Children Eligibility Requirements:

• Enrolled in an undergraduate degree program before the age of 30.
• Either naturally born to or legally adopted by the faculty or staff member.
• Properly claimed on the staff member's federal income tax return as a dependent.

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Applying for Benefits:

1. Register for the course(s) according to the institution's registration procedures.
2. Submit your completed Application for Undergraduate Tuition Benefits for Children (.pdf) to Human Resources by July 1 for the Fall Term, by December 1 for the Spring Term, or by April 1 for the Summer Term.
   • If attending another institution, attach a copy of the invoice showing tuition charges. Your application will be held until this is received.
   • A new application is required for EACH semester in which you are requesting benefits for your child.

3. Carnegie Mellon will forward payment to The HUB for children attending Carnegie Mellon, or will mail you a check for the applicable grant amount made payable to the other institution (it is your responsibility to give this check to the school your child is attending.)
   • If you have already paid the tuition charges, ask the institution for a refund in the amount of Carnegie Mellon's payment.

4. If you or your child loses eligibility for the benefit, notify Human Resources immediately – benefits will continue only through the completion of the current semester.

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Related forms:

• Application for Undergraduate Tuition Benefits for Children (.pdf)
• Request for Student Verification (.pdf) - to certify that your child is a full-time student, and therefore eligible for coverage under your benefits.

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