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Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
Is there
a college degree in your future? Don't let the high cost of
tuition stand in your way. If you're a UAW-Chrysler
worker, the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) gives you the
means to pay for your education.
TAP provides
up-front payments to eligible workers who have reached
full seniority for courses at approved schools.
You can earn a diploma or GED, pursue advanced degrees, develop
new trade and technical skills or take classes for personal
enrichment.
Your
annual tuition assistance allowance is $5,000 for courses
leading to a degree from an accredited college or university.
Tuition assistance for job-related courses is $2,050 per
year. For personal development courses at NTC-approved
schools, the cap is $1,500 a year. If you're participating
in more than one category of tuition assistance, you are
eligible for a total of $5,000 in one calendar year.
To avoid
delays in the processing of an application, please submit
it as soon as you register for a class.
Importance
of accredited institutions
It is
crucial to find out if the institution you are considering
is accredited. Making sure in advance that your school is accredited
means that your credits are more likely to be accepted by other
accredited schools if you should need to transfer.
Advance
payment
If you're enrolled in a college degree program, and you exhaust
your current tuition assistance, you can use up to $1,000
of your next year's tuition assistance. Advance payment
does not expand the total tuition assistance available to
you but allows some flexibility.
Surviving
spouse/child
A spouse or child of an employee who dies while on the active
payroll is entitled to use the remaining balance of the employee's
tuition assistance within four years following the date of
the worker's death. Contact the TAP office for an application.
For more information,
contact Patrick Byers or Colleen
McBrady at the NTC,
313.567.3300.
You can contact
the TAP office toll-free at 800.225.1416 (in Michigan) or 800.241.1416 (elsewhere).
You may fax applications to the office at 248.557.4604. |
| How
it Works |
If
you want to use TAP funds for a class, here's what you need to do:
1. Get a TAP application from
your Local Training Facilitator,
contact the TAP office or down-
load an
application
by clicking on the
picture of the form below.
2. Fill it out and mail
to:
UAW-Chrysler
Tuition Assistance Program
PO Box 166
Southfield, MI 48037
3. Register for the class.
If approved, the TAP office
will mail you a voucher to give to the school at the time you register, or
shortly thereafter. |
| What's
Off Limits |
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Your application for TAP
funds could be denied if:
- The
school or course you're planning to attend is not
approved by the NTC.
- TAP
has already paid for you to take the class.
- You
have exhausted your TAP allowance for the current
year.
- You
are not in the Chrysler database.
(To be eligible for TAP, you must have full seniority and be on active roll
the day class begins.)
If
your application is not approved, you'll get
a letter explaining why. |
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