Tuition Assistance

🎓 Investing in Your Future: Before You Take a Class

At NKY Health, we view our commitment to you as an investment in the entire field of Public Health. Ensuring a competent, thriving workforce is one of our core functions, and that starts with supporting your individual career aspirations.

We are ready to invest in you by offering a generous Tuition Assistance Program to further your education:

Fund Your Future: We will pay your tuition to help you achieve the degree you need to advance your career in public health.
Career Mobility: Our goal is to prepare you for excellence, whether you continue to grow with us or move on to a vital role elsewhere in the public health ecosystem.

We hope you stay with us, but we recognize the broader need for talented individuals like you. We simply ask for a commitment to service payback to cover the educational costs we invest in your success.

Let us help you get that degree and shape your future in public health!

NKY Health's Tuition Assistance Program

NKY Health offers financial support for eligible tuition and fees. Here's a quick look at the details:

Maximum Award: NKY Health pays up to $5,200 per employee per calendar year (January 1 through December 31).
Limit: This assistance is available to as many as 7 employees each calendar year.
Payment Method: Once your request is approved, NKY Health pays the approved amount directly to the accredited school. You will need to work with your school to ensure an invoice for the approved fees is sent to NKY Health.

The Repayment Condition

Please note that the payment is initially treated as a loan. While this loan is typically forgiven, it must be repaid under certain circumstances, which are outlined in the policy.

Full Policy Reference

For the complete details regarding eligibility, application process, and repayment conditions, please refer to Section 4.2.12 and its subsections of NKY Health's Guide to Personnel Policies..

How to Request Tuition Assistance

We encourage you to take advantage of our Tuition Assistance Program! Getting started is easy and begins with an email to Human Resources.

Step 1: Initiate Your Request

Please send an email to hr@nkyhealth.org to accomplish two key things:

Secure Your Place: This email serves to secure your place on the waitlist, especially since the benefit is limited to 7 employees per calendar year.
Request Application Form: This notifies HR that you need the official "Tuition Assistance Application" form.

Step 2: Complete the Electronic Application

Upon receiving your email, Human Resources will initiate an electronic form for you to complete.

You will receive the form and should complete it electronically.
Once you submit your completed form, it will be automatically routed for the necessary signatures.

Step 3: Approval and Payment

Once your application is fully approved, you will receive a copy of the final approval along with an accompanying memo.

Action Needed: You must provide this approval copy and memo to your school.
School's Action: This documentation enables your school to submit an invoice directly to NKY Health for payment of the approved tuition and fees.

Tuition Assistance Application Sample Form

This is what the form you will complete looks like. It's a sample only. Please do not use this form.

Tuition Assistance Application and Approval Sample.pdf

Revision Log

6/8/2023: Added Revision Log.7/1/2023: Changed tuition assistance amount from $2000 to $4000.11/24/2025: Split Tuition Assistance and PSLF into separate benefits pages.
1/1/2026:

Changed tuition assistance amount from $4000 to $5200
Changed benefit year from fiscal year to calendar year
Changed number of eligible employees from 10 to 7

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