UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICY 02-07-02



CATEGORY:         ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SECTION:          Faculty Educational Benefits

SUBJECT:          Effect of Separation on Eligibility for Faculty

                   Scholarship Benefits

EFFECTIVE DATE:   July 1, 1994 (Published December 22, 1995)

PAGE(S):          2



I.   SCOPE



     This policy establishes the eligibility for

     Employee/Spouse/Dependent scholarships upon the separation,

     disability, retirement, or death of the faculty member.  The

     terms of the scholarships are the same as those listed in Policy

     02-07-01, Employee/Spouse/Dependent Scholarships for Faculty.



II.  POLICY



     Faculty Scholarships



     Faculty who are on approved long-term disability or who are

     retired, are entitled to the same scholarship benefits as current

     faculty.

     

     Spouse Scholarships

     

     Scholarship eligibility for faculty spouses of full-time faculty

     members, faculty librarians, and research associates continues

     after the disability, retirement, or death of the faculty member.

     

     Spouses of deceased part-time faculty in the tenure stream or

     tenured, and of part-time faculty librarians who had been granted

     expectation of continued employment and who were not less than

     half-time, are eligible for the same tuition scholarship as

     spouses of current part-time faculty.

     

     Spouses of deceased faculty members retain the scholarship

     benefits only until they remarry.

     

     Proof of marriage must be furnished when applying for the

     scholarship.

     

     Dependent Children

     

     The University requires documentation to verify dependency

     status.

     

     Dependent Children Attending the University of Pittsburgh

     

     Dependent children of full-time faculty, faculty librarians, and

     research associates who are retired, on disability, or deceased

     are eligible for the same tuition scholarship at the University

     of Pittsburgh as the dependent children of current faculty.

     

     Dependent children of part-time faculty in the tenure stream or

     tenured, and part-time faculty librarians who had been granted

     expectation of continued employment and who had an appointment

     for no less than half-time, who are retired, on disability, or

     deceased are eligible to receive tuition scholarships

     proportionate to those received by dependent children of current

     part-time faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.

     

     Dependent Children Attending Other Institutions

     

     Dependent children of full-time faculty members and faculty

     librarians who are retired, on disability, or deceased are

     eligible to receive tuition scholarships to attend any accredited

     college or university if they are already enrolled at the time of

     their parent's disability, retirement, or death.  Dependent

     children of research associates who received an annual salary of

     at least $17,500 are also eligible.

     

     If not enrolled at that time but eligible for the benefit (must

     have been hired by 9/1/94, or have accepted in writing an offer

     of employment by 9/1/94), they are eligible to receive the

     scholarship only if the faculty member was employed full-time at

     the University for a total of 10 years immediately prior to the

     disability, retirement, or death.

     

     Falk School Scholarships

     

     Falk School Scholarships in effect for current employees are

     available to dependent children of full-time faculty members and

     faculty librarians who are retired, on disability, or deceased.

     

     General Terms and Conditions

     

     Scholarship benefits for faculty members who are involuntarily

     separated (e.g., other than personal resignation or dismissal for

     disciplinary reasons) are retained for both the term in which the

     employee receives the final paycheck and the immediately

     following term.

     

     Tuition benefits issued for a particular term remain in force for

     the entire term if the faculty member remains employed in an

     eligible status through the second calendar month of the term.

     If a change to an ineligible status occurs prior to the end of

     the second calendar month of the term, the full benefit will be

     cancelled and the faculty member becomes responsible for the

     required tuition.  If the faculty member, spouse, or dependent

     child is also no longer attending classes, the applicable student

     resignation procedures must be followed.  See Procedure 09-05-08,

     Termination of Registration.

     

III. REFERENCES

     

     Policy 02-07-01, Employee/Spouse/Dependent Scholarships for

     Faculty

     

     Procedure 07-11-01, Employee/Spouse/Dependent Scholarships

     

     Policy 07-06-08, Domestic Partner Benefits

     

     Procedure 07-06-08, Domestic Partner Benefits

     

     Procedure 09-05-08, Termination of Registration