Eligibility (please refer to Policy for more information)

• Employees on a full-time continuing appointment (or for at least half the normal full-time hours)
• Employees on a full-time (or for at least half the normal full-time hours) contractually limited appointment for a minimum duration of at least one year
• Employees of a bargaining unit where a collective agreement specifically extends the tuition assistance policy to members

For the 2020/2021 academic year, the Tuition Assistance benefit maximum is $3,573.18.

For McMaster University Undergraduate or Graduate Degree Courses: submit your application online using AwardSpring (paper applications are no longer being accepted). You can access AwardSpring online through your Mosaic account. Further details on how to apply using AwardSpring can be found here.

For McMaster University Continuing Education Leadership Development Programs: complete and submit your application as per the instructions provided on the applicable program webpage.

For all other eligible courses: complete and submit this employee tuition assistance application within the academic year of the course taken to hr.mcmaster@mcmaster.ca. (Note that this form does not enroll you into the course.)

Retirees of the University are eligible for tuition assistance for eligible courses offered through McMaster University only.

NOTE: If you are 65 years of age or over, subject to meeting admissions and prerequisite requirements, you may enrol in courses for credit without payment of tuition and supplementary fees. The required full-time application fee must be paid and must accompany the appropriate application to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre.

There are also several other learning opportunities available to older adults at McMaster.​ Read more here.

For McMaster University Undergraduate or Graduate Degree Courses: submit your application online using AwardSpring (paper applications are no longer being accepted). You can access AwardSpring online through your Mosaic account. Further details on how to apply using AwardSpring can be found here.

NOTE: If you are 65 years of age or over, subject to meeting admissions and prerequisite requirements, you may enrol in courses for credit without payment of tuition and supplementary fees. The required full-time application fee must be paid and must accompany the appropriate application to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre.

For all other eligible courses: complete and submit this employee tuition assistance application within the academic year of the course taken to hr.mcmaster@mcmaster.ca. (Note that this form does not enroll you into the course.)