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Types of Contract Appointment:
Grant-In-Aid
Administrative or Academic Faculty (A or B contract)
Who is Eligible?
- Employee (6 credits)
- Dependents (unlimited credits) dependents are eligible to age 24
- Spouse (unlimited credits)
Letter of Appointment
Who is Eligible?
Employee only, during the regular fall and spring semesters and courses must be taken at UNR.
Employees teaching for credit are eligible for the amount of credits being taught in the current semester or the previous semester but not accumulative from semester to semester. Example: If the employee taught 3 credits in Fall and 3 credits in Spring they are still only eligible for 3 credits for Spring. However if they taught 3 credits in Fall but are not teaching in Spring, and they did not use fee benefit in the Fall they are eligible for the 3 credits in the Spring.
The department must write a letter ,signed by the dean, assigning credit equivalency to the work being done for employees who are not teaching for credit. There is a 6 credit maximum.
Credit courses through Extended Studies are not applicable.
No privileges usually associated with student registration (e.g. discounted tickets, intercollegiate athletic tickets, student health insurance).
Employees of E xtended Studies on a Letter of Appointment are not eligible for grant-in-aid.
Emeritus Retired Faculty
Who is Eligible?
- Employee (unlimited credits)
- Dependents (unlimited credits) unmarried dependents are eligible to age 24
- Spouse (unlimited credits)
- Retired faculty are those individuals age 60 or over with a minimum of 10 years of University System service or age 55 or over with a minimum of 20 years of University System service.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Eligible?
Not eligible for the grant-in-aid benefits.
See Board of Regents Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 7, Section 7.
Resident Physicians/ Medical Residents/ Dental Residents
Eligible?
No, not eligible for the grant-in-aid benefits.
Graduate Fellows or Assistants
Eligible?
Yes, Graduates are eligible. The form is obtained from the Graduate School .
Adjunct Faculty
Who is Eligible?
Employee Only (6 credit maximum)
Dependents/Spouse of Deceased Faculty
Receive 8 semesters total.
Other Information
Correspondence courses for credit are covered as long as Extended Studies will accept fee waiver.
Health Fees will be waived for both faculty and classified staff but not for their dependents (even if covered on their health insurance).
Signature
All Grant-In-Aid for academic and administrative faculty and LOA's must have the dean's signature or the individual who has been designated as having signature authority. If the waiver is for a spouse or dependent then only the signature of the faculty member is necessary.