Employee Tuition Assistance Program (ETAP)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley provides Tuition Assistance to encourage and support full-time benefits-eligible employees to continue their education and improve the skills needed to develop their careers and acquire new knowledge by providing partial or full payment tuition and mandatory fees.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Employee Tuition Assistance Program, you must:
- Be a full-time benefits-eligible employee for the last twelve (12) consecutive months by the first day of the course start date for the semester you are applying for, or
- Be a full-time benefits-eligible faculty employee who has completed one year of academic service by the first day of the course start date and be reappointed.
- Receive credit hours for taking the course.
- Have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.0 for undergraduates or 3.0 for graduates.
- Be in compliance with all mandated training.
- Have a current staff performance appraisal on file with the Office of Human Resources indicating you are meeting the job expectations, or
- Have a current faculty performance appraisal on file with the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs indicating you are meeting the job expectations.
- Be eligible to apply for the scholarship assistance based on the Nepotism Question for Scholarship applicants.
- Have successfully completed all courses in the last semester without withdrawing.
Application Process
Employees must complete an electronic application each semester by navigating to the myUTRGV website, clicking on the HR Portal icon, and selecting “Employee Tuition Assistance Program” tile on the homepage. You must log in using your UTRGV credentials in order to access the portal and submit an application for tuition assistance.
Applications are only available during the designated dates for each application period.
The application period for UTRGV Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Program is:
Fall Module II Application 2023:
Monday, September 18, 2023 at 12:00 am – Friday, September 29, 2023 at 11:59 pm
Need help?
Contact the Office of Human Resources
Employee Tuition
Phone: 956-665-2451
Email: employee.tuition@utrgv.edu