UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICY 09-03-01

CATEGORY:         STUDENT AFFAIRS
SECTION:          Financial Aid
SUBJECT:          Tuition Exchange Scholarship Fund
EFFECTIVE DATE:   December 8, 2006 Revised
PAGE(S):          2

I.    SCOPE

      This policy establishes the University's participation in the Tuition 
      Exchange Scholarship Program, administered by the Office of Admissions and 
      Financial Aid, and available to the dependent children of regular full-
      time University employees.  It includes the terms of the scholarships and 
      the criteria for determining eligibility to participate in the program.

II.   POLICY

      Effective with the 1990-91 academic year, the University will become an 
      active participant in the Tuition Exchange Scholarship Program.  Member 
      institutions of the Tuition Exchange Program may send dependent children 
      of employees, if the dependent child is awarded a Tuition Exchange 
      Scholarship, to any other school participating in the program at a 
      significant tuition reduction or at no tuition charge.  The dependent 
      children of regular full-time University employees with at least one year 
      of service are eligible to apply.

      The number of dependent children eligible to participate in the Tuition 
      Exchange Scholarship program is limited by the number of scholarships 
      available at member institutions.

      The dependent child must be admitted to the host institution to be 
      eligible for Tuition Exchange Scholarship consideration.  Member 
      institutions apply their own admissions standards and are free to choose 
      among applicants.  The placement of applicants is not guaranteed.  Host 
      institutions also have the right to terminate Tuition Exchange 
      Scholarships if students do not meet clearly articulated standards of 
      academic performance or personal conduct.

      Only the Tuition Exchange Liaison Officer at the sponsor institution can 
      certify eligibility to participate in the program.  Only the Tuition 
      Exchange Liaison Officer at the host institution can offer a Tuition 
      Exchange scholarship.

      University of Pittsburgh as the Sponsoring Institution

      Application for scholarship through the Tuition Exchange Program is open 
      only to freshmen dependent children of regular full-time employees with at 
      least one year of full-time service.  The deadline for submitting an 
      application for a Tuition Exchange Scholarship is April 1 for the 
      subsequent Fall Term.

      -     Where participation is limited, selection will be made based on the 
            parent's length of full-time service defined by the date(s) of full-
            time hire in the Office of Human Resources or Faculty Records.  
            Preference will be given to first time participants.

      -     The Tuition Exchange Committee will apply additional limitations, as 
            necessary.

      A tuition exchange scholarship generally covers eight academic terms.  
      However, if the University fails to enroll an appropriate number of 
      Tuition Exchange students, eligibility may be limited to less than eight 
      terms.  The University has the right to limit eligibility to less than 
      eight terms, and eligibility must be recertified each academic year.

      -     Renewal of a Tuition Exchange Scholarship is contingent upon the 
            student maintaining the required standards of academic performance 
            and the employee maintaining eligibility.  The conditions 
            established by University policies 02-07-02 and 07-11-02, Effect of 
            Separation on Eligibility for Scholarship Benefits, are applicable 
            to Tuition Exchange.

      The tuition exchange scholarship may cover full-tuition at the host 
      institution, but not room, board, or special fees.  However, institutions 
      with tuitions greater than $9,900 are permitted to award less than full 
      tuition.  In such cases, the value of the 1990-91 scholarship will not be 
      less than $9,900.  (This figure may be adjusted annually.)

      Within the context of the Tuition Exchange Program, the following two 
      requirements for dependency must be met:

      -     The student must be a natural, adopted, or step child of the 
            employee, and

      -     The student must be listed as a dependent on the employee's 1040 
            U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for the most recent complete tax 
            year.

      The University may require documentation to verify dependency status.

      University of Pittsburgh as the Host Institution

      The tuition exchange scholarship covers only tuition at the University of 
      Pittsburgh, not room, board, or special fees such as health, activity, and 
      network service fees.

      Applicants must be admitted to the University of Pittsburgh and certified 
      as eligible for a Tuition Exchange scholarship by the Tuition Liaison 
      Officer at their sponsoring institution.

      When the number of applicants exceed the number of available scholarships, 
      the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will rank candidates according 
      to academic performance.

      Tuition costs will be charged to a University account established by the 
      Comptroller's Office.

      Tuition Exchange

      Tuition Exchange is managed by members of the academic community and is 
      responsible for the promotion and recording of exchange scholarships, 
      distribution of membership lists, and the development and implementation 
      of program controls.  The University, as a member institution of Tuition 
      Exchange, will abide by the policies and procedures established by Tuition 
      Exchange, which will supersede University policies and procedures in the 
      event that inconsistencies arise.

III.  REFERENCE

      Procedure 09-03-01, Tuition Exchange Scholarship Program