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Summer 2025 applications are now open

Tuition Assistance Benefit applications for the Summer 2025 semester are now open. 

Review your campus of attendance's page to review additional deadlines:

  • CU Boulder [2]
  • UCCS [3]
  • CU Denver/AMC [4]

As a leader in education, we value strong, curious minds and continued growth – not just for our students, but also for our dedicated workforce.

That's why we provide tuition assistance to qualified employees and dependents. Do you want to grow your expertise in your career field? Does your spouse or child plan to earn a degree? Is there a subject you’d just love to know more about? Whatever your goals, we’re here to support you and to help you save money.

New: Tuition Assistance Benefit options have expanded for the 2024-25 academic year:

  • Employees and dependents now receive up to 12 credits waived per academic year.
  • CU Boulder dependents of CU Boulder employees now receive a 40% discount each semester.
  • Employees and dependents can now use the Tuition Assistance Benefit in the same academic year and same semester.
  • Read more about new options [5].

Tuition Assistance Benefit can be used by you, the employee, or you may transfer it to your dependent(s). Employees must fill out a Tuition Assistance Benefit application each semester they intend to use it for themselves and/or their dependents. 

Tution Assistance for Employees [6]

Tuition Assistance for Dependents [7]

How to apply

CU Boulder [2]

CU Colorado Springs [3]

CU Denver and CU Anschutz [4]


Tuition Assistance Benefit  Eligibility course

Tuition Assistance
Eligibility Overview

The interactive overview provides details on eligibility requirements for CU's Tuition Assistance Benefit. 

Watch overview [8]

Ver curso [9]

Tuition Assistance Benefit course

  See Tuition Assistance Guides (English and Spanish) [10]

See campus TAB contacts and resources (PDF) [11]


Tuition Assistance
Application Overview

The interactive overview shows you how to apply for CU's Tuition Assistance Benefit. 

Watch overview [12]

Ver curso [13]


CU's Policy

CU's Tuition Assistance Benefit adheres to Administrative Policy Statement 5024.

Learn how [14]

Taxes

Some uses of the Tuition Assistance Benefit are taxable. Understand your obligations.

Get details [15]

FAQs

Review common questions about the program, so you fully understand how to use it.

See more [16]

 
 

Groups audience: 
Employee Services

Source URL:https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/tuition-waiver-benefit

Links
[1] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/tuition-waiver-benefit [2] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/cu-boulder [3] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/uccs [4] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/cu-denveranschutz [5] https://www.cu.edu/blog/work-life/tuition-assistance-benefit-enhanced-upcoming-academic-year-0 [6] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/tuition-assistance-benefit [7] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/dependent-options [8] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/tab_eligibility/story.html [9] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/tab_eligibility_spanish/story.html [10] https://www.cu.edu/docs/tuition-assistance-benefit-guide-0 [11] https://www.cu.edu/doc/tab-contacts-and-resourcespdf [12] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/tab_application/story.html [13] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/tab_application_spanish/story.html [14] https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/5024 [15] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/taxes [16] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/current-employee/tuition-assistance/faq