Our education and student loan support benefits are designed to help you advance your career, build new skills, and manage the cost of education. This benefit is provided to you through EdAssist.
You have access to:
You must have completed 90 days of service. Fellows, Joint Appointees, and House Staff are not eligible.
Follow these steps to register on the EdAssist website:
Questions? Contact EdAssist
Live Chat – for immediate assistance Mon–Fri 8am–8pm EST. Select the “?” on your EdAssist portal page.
Support Ticket – for non-urgent questions, submit a ticket and a representative will respond within 2-3 days.
Phone assistance – (833) 693-4213, Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm EST
This program reimburses tuition and costs directly related to course fees including lab and registration fees and required textbooks for eligible employees as follows:
See complete details on this benefit through EdAssist on the Tuition-Student Loan-Advisors page.
Boston Children’s provides the full IRS annual pre-tax maximum of $5,250, with the amount shared between the Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Subsidy programs. The part-time employee maximum is $2,625 annually for both programs combined.
A student loan repayment benefit is available:
You must have completed three months of service. See complete details on this benefit through EdAssist on the Tuition-Student Loan-Advisors page.
Boston Children’s will reimburse employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week for fees associated with obtaining and renewing licenses and certifications that are designated as being “required” within their job description. See the License and Certification Reimbursement page for more information.
Associated Personnel, Joint Appointees, Non-Joint Appointees, per diem, and temporary employees are not eligible for reimbursement under this policy.