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University Research: U.S. Reimbursement of Tuition Costs for University Employee Family Members

NSIAD-95-19 Published: Feb 15, 1995. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed tuition assistance costs charged to the government for family members of contractor employees performing government-funded university research, focusing on: (1) a comparison of U.S. policies governing payment of these expenses and payment of similar expenses incurred by commercial businesses; (2) the nature and extent of tuition assistance; (3) the costs to the federal government and the agencies involved; and (4) the salary levels of employees whose families receive tuition assistance.

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Aid for educationColleges and universitiesContract costsContractor personnelDependentsFederal regulationsFringe benefitsResearch and development contractsResearch grantsTuition assistance