Educational Benefits

Last Updated 04/07
Applies to Administrators, Faculty, Staff; their spouses and children

Policy

The University offers a variety of educational benefit plans to assist faculty, administrators, staff, retirees, their spouses and children in achieving their educational goals.

Faculty, Administrators, Staff, Retirees, & Spouses

Educational Benefit for Notre Dame Classes

Upon employment, full-time administrators, faculty, staff, and their spouses; postdoctoral research associates and their spouses; interns and their spouses; and visiting faculty and their spouses are eligible for tuition remission for courses at Notre Dame. This benefit also applies to retired administrators, faculty, staff, and their spouses. The program provides 90% tuition remission for undergraduate courses and 100% tuition remission for graduate courses for a maximum of one (1) course up to three (3) credits per semester or summer. More detailed information on requirements and application procedures is available at:

Educational Benefit for Notre Dame Classes

Administration and Staff Only

Non-Notre Dame Tuition Reimbursement Program

Administrators and staff with at least three (3) years of regular, full-time service are eligible for the Non-Notre Dame Tuition Reimbursement Program. This program provides reimbursement for one (1) course up to three (3) credits, each spring, summer, or fall semester with a maximum reimbursement amount of $750.00 per academic year for courses taken at institutions other than Notre Dame. Qualifying courses must be reasonably related to present or future work assignments at Notre Dame or must be in pursuit of a post-secondary education to achieve a certification, an undergraduate or a graduate degree at an accredited institution. Additional information on the requirements and application procedures is available at:

Non-Notre Dame Tuition Reimbursement

Fred E. Freeman Staff Scholarship

Regular, full-time staff employees with at least three (3) years of full-time service are eligible to apply for the Fred E. Freeman Staff Scholarship. This fund provides tuition reimbursement for post-secondary education, certification, or college degree programs up to a maximum of $1000 per semester, per employee. Additional information on requirements and application procedures is available at:

Fred E. Freeman Staff Scholarship

Children's Education Benefits

The University provides education benefits to the children of eligible administrators, faculty, and staff and to certain retirees. Specific information on these benefits is available at:

Notre Dame Educational Benefit

Saint Mary's College Educational Benefit

Other Colleges & Universities Benefit