Tuition Waivers
University of Toronto staff and their eligible dependents may qualify for a tuition waiver, as outlined in the staff member’s employment agreement. The tuition waiver covers the program and course fees for the current session, in accordance with the terms of the employment agreement. Tuition waiver credits do not cover incidental, ancillary, residence or other non-academic fees.
Eligibility and Guidelines
- You must have paid all prior session fees, as well as any current session incidental, ancillary, and other fees not covered by the tuition waiver, by the specified deadlines
- The percentage of waiver to which you may be eligible for is dependent on factors such as your employment date, percentage of employment, and the eligibility of the program of study. For eligibility and course restrictions, please refer to the policies for your employee group at HR & Equity – University of Toronto
- You must have an approved tuition waiver application signed by Human Resources, submitted to Student Accounts
- Any changes to your registration status or academic fees must be reported to Student Accounts. In the event of a reduction in your academic fees, tuition waiver payments will be cancelled and refunded to the University
- Tuition Waivers must be approved and submitted each session, including Fall-Winter, Winter Start, and Summer session
Application Process
- Fall-Winter invoices are available starting in mid-July.
- Summer session invoices are available starting in mid-April.
- In cases of Winter start programs, please contact your divisional registrar
- Fall-Winter: Students with an approved tuition waiver must pay the minimum payment to register which consists of the Fall Term incidental, ancillary, and other fees not covered by your tuition waiver by the deadline. Once your minimum payment has been received or you officially deferred, your status will change from “Invited to Register” to “Registered”
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Summer: Students with an approved tuition waiver must pay the minimum payment to register which consists of 50% of the incidental, ancillary, and other fees not covered by your tuition waiver by the deadline. Once your minimum payment has been received or you officially deferred, your status will change from “Invited to Register” to “Registered”
If you are eligible to defer your minimum required payment, follow the deferral process to complete your registration.
Once your required incidental and ancillary fees are paid and and your status is the incidental and ancillary fee payment has been recorded in your ACORN account, or a successful deferral is recorded the registration status will change from “Invited to Register” to “Registered”
- U of T Employees use their UTORid to sign into the HR Service Centre
- Search the Service Catalogue for the Tuition Waiver Form based on your employee group (separate forms for staff and dependents of staff)
- Complete the Employee / Student sections of the form and send the form to Human Resources under Get Help well in advance of your registration deadline
- Human Resources will review the tuition form and complete the authorization section
Staff, students, or a Human Resources Representative can submit the tuition waiver form along with your ACORN invoice to Student Accounts.
- Student Accounts will acknowledge receipt of the tuition waiver for processing
- Once your required incidental and ancillary fees are paid and your status is “Registered,” Student Accounts will record a financial arrangement “Waiver of Tuition Fees” visible on the ACORN dashboard.
It is recommended to submit the tuition waiver well in advance of your registration deadlines. The tuition waiver payments will be processed in late September for Fall, late January for winter and late May for Summer after most course changes have occurred for the term. Adjustments to tuition waiver payments may be made if course enrolment changes throughout the academic year.