Tuition Remission Benefits
Employee Tuition Remission
Subject to certain restrictions, tuition waiver is available to eligible employees and retirees. Tuition remission benefits for spouses/dependent children of employees hired after July 1, 1992, will be available only after the employee has worked for two years prior to the anticipated date of registration for coursework. More information outlining this benefit is available from the Human Resources Office.
Active Employees Tuition Remission
Active employees can apply for Tuition Remission by clicking the link below:
Please note: Retirees and Graduate Assistants will continue to use a paper form.
**Please note for Graduate, Teaching, and Research Assistants - Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies for information, approval, and the status of Request for Tuition Remission forms.
- USM Request for Tuition Remission and Affidavit
- W-4 (REQUIRED for Retirees requesting TR for Spouse and/or Dependents
- Additional Information
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Senior Citizen Tuition Remission
To qualify for Senior Citizen Tuition Remission you need to be at least 60 years of age and retired, your chief source of income needs to be derived from retirement benefits, not engaged in full-time employment, and a Maryland resident.
English Language Institute (ELI) Fee Waiver
This English Language Institute (ELI) fee waiver is available to current eligible Faculty and Staff as well as their spouse/dependents.
In order to register for an ELI class, please contact the Center for International Education. Once you are registered for the course, please complete the request form and get the necessary approval signatures.
Please note, the ELI Fee Waiver benefit cannot be used in the same semester tuition remission is being requested.