If you have been employed at the College for one year or more, you are eligible to apply for scholarships under the Tuition Exchange program, for your dependents. For the purpose of this policy, the term dependents include naturally and legally adopted children of full-time personnel, provided that financial dependence on the employee is demonstrated.
Tuition Exchange (TE) is a partnership of 480 colleges and universities offering competitive tuition exchange scholarships to members of faculty and staff families employed at member institutions. Each institution is obligated to maintain a balance between students sent on the exchange (exports) and students received on the exchange (imports). Scholarships are not fringe benefits; they are competitive awards. Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the member institution. Because they are so highly competitive, some schools will give consideration to variables other than the applicant's academic record such as: geographic diversity, athletic ability or academic major.
If you are interested in applying for a tuition exchange scholarship you should contact the College's liaison officer, in the Office of Human Resources, approximately twelve-eighteen months before you plan to use the TE program. The liaison officer will be able to provide you with a list of the member schools as well as information about the process and deadlines. By November 1st you would need to notify the TE liaison officer of intent to apply for TE scholarship for the following academic year, by completing the tuition exchange application.
By December 1st, the liaison officer will determine the number of TE scholarships available for the upcoming academic year. The number of available "slots" will be determined by the historical number of "imports" and "exports" and may vary from year to year. If the number of applications received is so high that it would create an imbalance, participation will be based on seniority. If the imbalance is such that it threatens the College's participation in the Tuition Exchange, Inc. the President has the authority to disallow additional exports until the College has an opportunity to recover its status. Participants in the TE program must re-apply each year.
