The University's goal in offering educational assistance is to provide its faculty and staff and their families with a broad range of educational opportunities, and to provide the institution an opportunity to train and develop its faculty and staff while equitable sharing costs.

Educational assistance is funded through the University benefits pool. The funds in the benefits pool come from an assessment, which departments pay in the form of a benefits rate. For every dollar that a department pays faculty or staff in salary, the department also pays a certain percentage, which is determined each year, to a central benefits pool.

Funds from this pool are used to support all benefits provided to faculty and staff. These benefits include medical and life insurance, unemployment insurance, workers compensation, dental plans, retirement plans, etc., as well as educational assistance plans.

The following is a summary of the educational assistance programs that are available. Please click on highlighted text for specific information regarding each plan.

Staff Development Remission Plan - pays for work-related training courses provided through the Center for Training and Education in the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources. University full-time and part-time faculty and staff are eligible to participate in this program.

Tuition Remission Plan - pays for part-time credit and non-credit courses provided through one of JHU's University's academic schools. Full-time JHU faculty and staff, their spouses and dependent children as well as retirees and their spouses qualify for tuition remission after the employee completes 90 days of full-time employment at JHU. Same-sex domestic partners and their dependent children may also participate in the Plan.

Tuition Reimbursement Plan for Faculty and Staff in Outlying Areas - pays for part-time credit courses only for full-time faculty and staff members living AND working outside the Baltimore or Washington metropolitan areas. Spouses and dependent children are not eligible.

Tuition Reimbursement Plan for Bargaining Unit Members - pays for credit and non-credit courses taken which are not available through the University and which will promote or enhance an employee's career development. Spouses and dependent children are not eligible.

Tuition Grant Plan - provides for payment of full-time undergraduate studies for dependent children of full-time faculty and staff. Dependent children of retirees and same-sex domestic partners may also participate in this plan.