UVA Education Benefits Program

Applied to for-credit coursework toward a degree or academic certificate program.

Coursework must be completed at an accredited educational provider (see Forms section below for list of accredited schools).

Up to the full $4,360 may be used for tuition.

Available for use on job or career-growth related offerings relevant to your current job.

Offerings must be provided or sponsored by a recognized provider of professional development experiences.

Up to $2,000 may be used for professional development. This leaves $2,360 to be used toward the Tuition Benefit if you also choose to pursue a degree or certificate program.

To be eligible for education benefits, an employee must:

• Be an actively working full or part-time employee (including Classified Staff, University Staff, Faculty, and Professional Research Staff).
• Have had one year of continuous, benefits-eligible employment at UVA.

For tax reporting purposes, Education Benefit funds are reviewed from October 1 through September 30 to allow time for payroll to appropriately document them on W-2's. If you receive over the IRS limit of $5,250 for education costs, the excess is considered taxable income to you and appropriate taxes will be withheld.

The amount credited to your annual benefit allotment is based on the year the reimbursement was paid.

To apply for the benefit, submit an Employee Request in Workday. Use the Benefits Processing Education Requests Job Aid for detailed instructions.

To get reimbursed, course completion and payment documentation must be submitted. Information on how to submit is located in the Education Benefit Policy, Section II / Part F.

To check if an educational institution is accredited, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s list of accredited schools.

For information about possible fee waivers for employees who take classes at UVA, go to Financial Services Fee Waiver for Employees at Student Financial Services (determination of possible fee waiver is made by SFS).