NEW Grad Employees
Wecome to UMass! We offer free dental & vision insurance, as well as gym and childcare reimbursements and an optional group legal plan to eligible grad employees!
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If you're an incoming graduate student employee for academic year 2019-20, and did not earn wages in a GEO-eligible position during 2018-19, your earliest start date for dental and vision coverage is October 1, 2019.
You will receive an enrollment email for plan year 2019-20 at your UMass email address by mid-September 2019. Online enrollment begins September 1, 2019. The deadline for Oct 1 coverage is 9/24/19. View the eligibility guidelines to ensure you will be eligible.
RETURNING Grad Employees
Welcome back! Remember, grad employees need to re-enroll for benefits each year. The deadline is September 24, 2019.