Drake University is proud to provide a tuition rebate waiver to Drake employees and their family members. This benefit reflects Drake’s commitment to lifelong learning and represents an investment in our employees and their families. This benefit extends to full-time Drake employees and their spouse/partner and dependent children. This benefit allows eligible employees and family members to take classes either at the undergraduate or graduate level with the tuition fully or partially waived (visit the website or policy for tuition waiver details). If you are employed in a full-time, regular position and are on the University payroll the first day of classes of a semester or summer term, you and your eligible family members can take advantage of this benefit.

Through the Tuition Rebate Waiver benefit program, all full-time regular employees may carry a maximum of eight credit hours during each fall and spring semester, and no more than eight credit hours during the interim and summer terms, combined. Besides the employee, up to two persons, either one spouse/partner and one dependent child or two dependent children, are eligible to take classes through this benefit.

As a reminder, employees are required to submit the tuition rebate waiver form prior to the beginning of each semester that the benefit is used. Additionally, employees, spouses/partners, or dependents who are pursuing undergraduate degrees at Drake University are required to complete the FAFSA prior to July 1. If you have questions about the FAFSA requirement, please contact Student Financial Planning at 515–271–2905 or financialaid@drake.edu. Questions about the Tuition Rebate Waiver benefit can be directed to HR by emailing us at drakehr@drake.edu.

— Debra Wiley, Human Resources