This item only directly impacts graduate students at the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses who have a tuition benefit (TB). The Office of Student Finance (OSF) has seen a recent increase in departments adding graduate tuition benefits late. When tuition benefits for graduate students are added after the first bill due date, issues arise.
When a TB is added late, a credit balance is generated if the student has already paid his/her bill for the term. This is problematic for international students who pay their bill by international wire, because a credit balance check or direct deposit is not generated for them. Rather, funds are refunded via our Flywire vendor, and depending on where the international student is from, this refund may be further delayed due to banking issues in the home country.
The OSF has reached out to Flywire and is also working with Human Resources to underscore the importance of timely tuition benefit awards for graduate students.
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