Education Benefits

Overview

If your employment status is regular full- or part-time, you are eligible for education benefits beginning with the first term after successfully concluding an initial provisional period of employment with the University. These education benefits are available only for the University of Pittsburgh (although, if you were hired by Sept. 1, 1994, or accepted in writing an employment offer by that date, you may be eligible for a scholarship at other institutions).

The education benefit is applied to tuition only, and remains on your account irrespective of the grade received. All other charges and fees are your responsibility. Eligibility for the benefit does not guarantee admission to or retention in any academic program. 

Taxation

The IRS, under Section 127 of the tax code, governs that the value of Educational Benefits applied to graduate-level courses is considered taxable income. This requires faculty and staff members to pay taxes on a portion of the educational benefit he or she receives for graduate-level courses.