Stanford Report, May 24, 2006

Tuition Grant Program highlights

For eligible dependents of Stanford faculty and staff:

  • Maximum benefit: $16,497 for 2006-07 academic year; pro-rated for part-time employees who work at least half time. Staff members become eligible after completing five years of continuous benefits-eligible service.
  • Payable for eight semesters or 12 quarters.
  • Eligible institutions: U.S. universities, community colleges, trade schools listed in the most current edition of "Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education" published by the American Council on Education. Some foreign institutions.

    • BenefitSU holds Tuition Grant Program informational sessions on the last Friday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Wisteria Room at 655 Serra St.

    See details at http://benefitsu.stanford.edu/training/tgp.html.

    Educational institutions

    University of California: None for dependents.

    Columbia University: Two-tiered system. Dependents of faculty members are granted half of their undergraduate tuition for eight semesters. Staff members receive tuition assistance for two courses per semester themselves; spouses and children can use the employee's unused portion to take classes at Columbia only.

    Cornell University: Half tuition paid for dependents who attend Cornell; others receive 30 percent of their school's tuition and required fees. Schools must grant at least an Associate's degree; trade schools are not eligible.

    Harvard University: No benefit for dependents; tuition assistance available for employees and retirees only.

    Johns Hopkins University: 50 percent of undergraduate tuition and fees at a degree-granting, accredited institution, up to a maximum value of one-half of Hopkins' freshman undergraduate tuition.

    Princeton University: Half tuition and mandatory educational fees up to $10,830 at two- or four-year accredited institutions.

    Santa Clara University: Participates in Tuition Exchange, a partnership of 560 colleges and universities offering competitive tuition exchange scholarships. Students are not guaranteed an award. Most scholarships cover full tuition—up to $23,500—for four years of undergraduate education at the host institution.

    Yale University: Dependents receive scholarships equal to half of their school's tuition and fees. Maximum for the 2005-06 academic year is $12,900. Open to degree-granting institutions only.

    Silicon Valley companies

    Google: Tuition reimbursement for employees only; $8,000 per calendar year for courses relevant to employee's job.

    Hewlett-Packard Co.: Educational assistance program for employees only.