Dependent Education Program
About
The Dependent Education Program provides paid undergraduate tuition for your spouse/domestic partner and/or Dependent children.
The Dependent Education Program provides a waiver of tuition for:
- Up to eighteen (18) credit hours per semester, and
- Up to eight (8) semesters
The Dependent Education Scholarship does not cover mandatory student fees, which are charged by the credit hour.
Who is Eligible
- Regular staff employees who are full-time or part-time, and are 0.50 FTE or greater
- Term or contract staff employees who are full-time or part-time, are 0.50 FTE or greater, and have a minimum three (3) month term appointment or contract
- Temporary staff employees who are 0.75 FTE or greater, and have a minimum three (3) month appointment
- Faculty members who have a minimum three (3) month contract, and are 0.50 FTE or greater
- Adjunct faculty who have a minimum three (3) month contract, and are 0.75 FTE or greater
- Post-doctoral fellows who have a minimum three (3) month contract, and are 0.50 FTE or greater
How to Apply
For best consideration, complete the online Dependent Education Application by the Fall or Spring application deadline. Applications received after the semester deadline will be processed but approval and awards for dependents may be delayed.
Application Deadlines
| Fall | June 30 |
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| Spring | November 30 |
The Dependent Education Program must be applied for, and both student and employee must be eligible. The award is not guaranteed. UNM employees with Bursar holds on their accounts will be ineligible for dependent education. They will remain ineligible until the hold is released by the Bursar’s Office. For more information on Dependent Education, see University Administrative Policy #3700.