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Tuition Benefits for Retirees

Tuition benefits continue to be available to eligible retirees throughout their retired life. They and/or their eligible dependents that use the available tuition benefits must meet all eligibility requirements for the specific tuition benefit program utilized. The benefit continues to be available to the dependent children of a deceased university retiree and to the surviving spouse/domestic partner of the deceased retiree until and unless he/she remarries or becomes deceased.

Lehigh Graduate Dependent Tuition Benefit

Lehigh University provides a 100 percent graduate study tuition remission benefit for unmarried, eligible dependent children  of full benefits eligible faculty and staff and their domestic partners.

Benefit Details

  • The benefit is available to salaried faculty and staff members who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent of a full time schedule.
  • The benefit begins with the semester following the start of employment.

Important Conditions and Exclusions

Lehigh Undergraduate Dependent Tuition Benefit

Lehigh University provides an undergraduate tuition remission benefit for eligible dependent children of full benefits eligible faculty and staff and their domestic partners.

Benefit Details

Tuition Benefits For Dependent Children

Lehigh University provides tuition benefit programs to assist full benefits eligible faculty and staff with the cost of their eligible children's post-secondary education.

Lehigh Graduate Spouse/Partner Tuition Benefits

Lehigh University provides a 100 percent graduate study tuition remission benefit for eligible spouses and domestic partners of full benefits eligible faculty and staff members. The benefit is available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent of a full-time schedule.

Important Conditions and Exclusions

Lehigh Undergraduate Spouse/Partner Tuition Benefits

If you are a full benefits-eligible faculty or staff member, Lehigh University provides an undergraduate tuition remission benefit for your spouse or domestic partner.

The benefit is available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent of a full time schedule. The amount of remission depends on your years of service:

During your first five years of eligible service, the benefit is:

Tuition Benefits For Spouses And Domestic Partners

Educational benefits available to the spouses and domestic partners of benefits eligible faculty and staff include:

Tuition Benefits at Lehigh University for Undergraduate Study

Lehigh University provides up to 100% undergraduate tuition remission benefit for eligible spouses and domestic partners of full benefits eligible faculty and staff members. 

Lehigh Graduate Tuition Benefit

Lehigh University provides a 100 percent graduate tuition remission benefit for full time benefits-eligible faculty and staff members. The number of credits for which you can receive remission depends on your work schedule:

Salaried faculty and staff who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent of a full time schedule

Lehigh Undergraduate Tuition Benefit

Lehigh University provides a 100 percent undergraduate tuition remission benefit for full time benefits-eligible faculty and staff.

The number of credits for which you can receive remission depends on your work schedule:

Salaried faculty and staff who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent of a full time schedule

Education Benefits For Faculty and Staff

The benefits available to faculty and staff members include:

Undergraduate Study At Lehigh University

Lehigh University provides 100 percent undergraduate tuition remission for benefits-eligible faculty and staff members. 
 

Graduate Study At Lehigh University

Lehigh University provides 100 percent graduate tuition remission for benefits-eligible faculty and staff members.