When is an employee eligible to receive education allowances for his/her school age dependents?
A – After the employee, or family member, has arrived at the foreign post of assignment, an application [Standard Form (SF-1190) and DSSR 960 Education Allowance worksheet] may be filed including estimates of costs of tuition, books and supplies, required fees, room and board (if applicable), and transportation for an education allowance grant on behalf of each eligible child. Payments, therefore, cannot be processed until the employee, or family member arrives at post. Post management should review DSSR 273, DSSR 276.5, and DSSR 276.6 for additional guidance. 2. Q – When an employee first arrives at a foreign post mid-term following an assignment in the U.S., must the education allowance be pro-rated or may the employee draw the full amount published in DSSR 920? A. Under normal circumstances, the reimbursement for education allowance is calculated on the date the employee, or family member(s), arrives at post. There are, however, two exceptions to this rule: (1) Under certain circums
