To be eligible for this benefit, the child must be the biological child, adopted child, stepchild, or ward of the employee and must be the employee's dependent.
Please see policy 60.2.1 (Educational Benefits) at https://policies.rutgers.edu/6021-currentpdf
for more information about eligibility criteria and restrictions.
Please note: This Eligibility Application is to verify the required documents for the dependent and does not guarantee that tuition remission is applicable.
The child must meet all administrative and academic requirements
and be admitted to and enrolled in one of the undergraduate divisions of the university
as a full-time or part-time student, studying for their first baccalaureate degree to receive this benefit.
The student status will be reviewed and a credit will be applied to the student's term bill provided all other requirements under Policy 60.2.1 (Educational Benefits) are met.
Documentation of the parent-child or guardian-ward relationship is required
and individuals applying for eligibility for the first time
must submit a copy of the dependent's original Birth Certificate
to the OneSource Faculty & Staff Service Center once the online eligibility application has been completed.
To create a case with OneSource and submit the birth certificate, click here.
ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION:
Biological Child - A certified copy of the child’s birth certificate SHOWING THE EMPLOYEE IS THE MOTHER OR FATHER OF THE CHILD.
A certified copy is one which contains the raised seal of the issuing agency and a certification that the copy is an exact copy of the birth certificate on file at the issuing agency.
Be certain you request that the names of the parents appear on the certified copy of the birth certificate. Photocopies of certified copies are not acceptable.
If a certified copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained, the employee must provide a written explanation as to the reason for this unavailability and submit other documentary evidence of the parent-child relationship which will be evaluated by Rutgers as to its adequacy.
Birth certificates written in a foreign language must be submitted with a certified translation to English.
Adopted Child - Normally, once a child has been adopted,
the child’s birth certificate will be modified as part of the adoption proceedings to show the adoptive parent(s) as the child’s parent(s).
Therefore, the same process as indicated above for requesting a certified copy of the birth certificate should be followed.
Stepchild - A certified copy of a marriage certificate documenting marriage of the Rutgers employee to the child’s parent,
and a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate documenting that the employee’s spouse is the parent of the child.
Certified copies of marriage certificates can generally be obtained from the Department of Health of the municipality in which the marriage took place.
Legal guardianship - A certified copy of a court order stating that a court-appointed legal guardianship exists
will be accepted as evidence of the parent-child relationship.
Execution of Power of Attorney papers granting such power to a nonparent or award of temporary custody to a nonparent
are not the equivalent of legal guardianship and will not qualify for tuition remission benefits.
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