Panther Employee Scholarship Exemption Program

Prairie View A&M University is proud to introduce the new Panther Employee Scholarship/Exemption Program. This program will replace the Full Time Employee Exemption Program.

Benefits

Covers a higher percentage of tuition & fees for 6 hours per semester
Pays upfront instead of on a reimbursement basis
May be passed to spouse or dependent
Payroll deduction is available for employee’s out of pocket portion

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements are as follows:

Fulltime employee in a budgeted position (100% effort)
Employed at least 4 months (120 consecutive days)
Current on required mandated training
The eligible employee/spouse/dependent must not be in debt with the University
Must be seeking a degree or certification as defined by admissions
Must complete all courses registered for and remain in good academic standing
Must attend 1 information session. Please register online to attend the information session
This scholarship program will not cover tuition and fees for the Executive MBA Program or the Executive DBA Program, however the regular MBA program and regular PHD programs are covered under this program

Please read the complete list of eligibility requirements in the Panther Employee Scholarship Exemption Program Guidelines

Application Deadlines

Applicants must apply each semester for the Panther Employee Scholarship/Exemption. Applications must be turned in by the due dates below for the semester you are applying for in order to be considered for the scholarship. Applications received after these dates will be denied. All completed applications should be submitted to Human Resources at Benefitsteam@pvamu.edu:

Spring Due Date: December 1
Summer Due Date: May 1
Fall Due Date: August 1

What does the Employee Scholarship/Exemption Program pay for?

Up to 6 hours of designated tuition and mandatory fees per semester per academic year including summer.
Does not pay statutory tuition*, lab fees, meals, housing, Executive MBA, Executive DBA or miscellaneous fees such as parking

Level	Total Tuition & Fees for 6 hrs(New Student)	Total Paid by ESEP	% Paid by ESEP	Statutory Tuition Amount (6hrs) not* covered by ESEP
UG	$2,594.76	$2,294.76	89%	$300.00 (50 X 6)
GR/DR	$2,819.24	$2,339.24	83%	$480.00 (80 X 6)

**Note: The designated tuition paid is for resident tuition only and is based on the student’s assigned cohort group and tuition rate plan selected. Students are assigned a cohort group based on the term of admission and tuition rate plan selected by the student. The rates above are for the current cohort guaranteed tuition & fee rate plan. All new students are required to select a tuition & fee rate plan.