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Types of Support for Educational Assistance
There are eleven (11) programs by which the University may provide for personnel to further their formal education. The programs are:
2.1 Faculty/Administrative/Professional Staff Grant-in- Aid Program
2.2 Faculty/Administrative/Professional Staff Tuition or Maintenance Fee Reimbursement Program
2.4 Clerical and Support Staff Maintenance Fee Payment Program
2.5 Fee Waiver for Tennessee Board of Regents/UT System Employees
2.6 Desegregation Development Programs
2.7 Fee Discount for Spouse and/or Dependent Children
2.8 Veteran's Dependents' Post Secondary Education Program
2.9 Age 65 or above
2.10 Public Higher Education Fee Waiver for State Employees
2.11 Fee Discount for Dependent Children of Licensed Public School Teachers or State Employees
Who May Participate
The groups listed below may be eligible to participate in the various programs, contingent upon classification, service requirements, and other restrictions. Complete eligibility information is contained in each program.
| Group | Programs |
| Regular full-time employees | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9 |
| Regular part-time employees | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 |
| TBR retirees | 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 |
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Personnel assigned by the
military to the institutions/ centers through an agreement |
2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 |
| State employees | 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 |
| Eligible dependents of licensed public school teachers or State employees | 2.8, 2.11 |
Taxation of Educational Assistance Programs
Undergraduate and graduate course tuition paid by the Tennessee Board of Regents institutions and the University of Tennessee System for their employees is eligible for exclusion from the employees' gross annual income, in accordance with Internal Revenue code (IRC) Section 117(d). The maximum amount eligible for exclusion is $5,250 per year.