Educational Assistance for MU Staff
Mizzou staff have several options for assistance with tuition:
- Edcational Assistance for MU Staff Members
- Fee Reducation Program for Spouses and Dependents
- Staff Advisory Council "Staff Education Award"
It's Time to Invest in Yourself!
Make the dream of finishing your bachelor's degree a reality by utilizing the University's educational assistance program available to eligible staff members. By receiving 75 percent off the educational fees for course work at MU, staff members will find that it's now more affordable than ever to finish your bachelor's degree!
- To receive this benefit, the employee must complete and sign the "Educational Assistance Program Questionnaire and Authorization" form prior to enrolling in a class.
- The form is available from the department fiscal officer, your HR office or online here (Note that the link to the form is at the bottom of the page). The completed form must be submitted to your HR office for final approval.
- Note: Six educational assistance hours are available for fall (Aug. through Dec.) and spring (Jan. through May) semesters; three hours of educational assistance are available for the summer session.
More information about educational assistance can be found in the UM System Staff Handbook and HR policies:
http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/hr/handbook/shb10.shtml#35
http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/hr/manual/303.shtml
Fee Reduction for Spouses and Dependents
A fifty percent reduction of educational fees is available for an eligible spouse or an eligible dependent child of eligible employees for up to 140 hours of University of Missouri college credit courses per spouse or dependent child. For all courses (undergraduate, graduate or professional), the rate of such fee reduction is based on the current educational fees charged to a resident student for undergraduate courses.
- To be eligible, a member of your family must be currently employed as a benefit eligible employee with the University of Missouri with five years of continuous full-time service immediately prior to the first day of the semester or session in which the spouse/dependent is enrolled. If the employee separates from the University, the spouse/dependent may complete the semester in which enrolled.
- An eligible spouse is the legal spouse of an employee, excluding a divorced spouse or a spouse separated from the employee by contract or decree. (Employees eligible for the Educational Assistance Program are excluded from this program.)
- The form is available for download at the UM System benefits site. (Note that the link to the form is at the bottom of the page.)
- FAQs on the fee reduction for spouses and dependents
Staff Advisory Council "Staff Education Award"
The MU Staff Advisory Council Education Endowment Award is intended to assist in personal and professional development through providing funding for classes/courses at local higher education institutions. See the MU Staff Advisory Council site for eligibility requirements and procedures for applying.