Educational Assistance and Tuition Plans

The purpose of the Educational Assistance, Reduced Tuition and Portable Tuition Plans is to provide financial assistance to full-time University employees who are taking courses at Northwestern University and to an employee's spouse or dependent child who are taking undergraduate courses at Northwestern or at other accredited schools.

Summary Plan Description ( PDF)

Includes information on Educational Assistance Plan, Portable Tuition Plan, and Reduced Tuition Plans. Also includes information on Summer Session and how to file claims.

Effective January 1, 2004, qualifying years of service includes periods of part-time University service for the Reduced and Portable Tuition Plan.

Tuition Benefit Amounts

Frequently Asked Questions

Tuition Benefit Applications