New Paperless Process for Tuition Programs Benefit Applications

The Tuition Programs Team is excited to announce, effective Monday, May 5, a new paperless process for the submission of your Primary Tuition Scholarship and College Tuition Scholarship benefit applications on the Columbia University Benefits Enrollment System (CUBES). The new application format has been redesigned and will identify the required documentation which must be uploaded to EBPA, our third-party administrator that assists in processing our applications.

Within the application, the steps below will guide you to review and complete all sections to submit your benefit application directly to EBPA:

• Complete dependent and school information.
• Itemized tuition bill/school contract. Confirm required information.
• Upload required documentation to EBPA secure portal.
  • Save EBPA transaction confirmation number. Required to submit your application.
• Enter EBPA transaction confirmation number(s).
• Complete the ‘I Certify’ and electronically sign the application.
• Submit your application.

What’s New

Once your required documents have been uploaded, an EBPA email will be sent to your Columbia email address with a Confirmation Number, a 13-digit numerical code that begins with CTU. The 13-digit numerical code(s) must be entered into your application to submit, to identify the documents required as part of your application.

Good Guidance: Advance Preparation is Encouraged

Upon receipt of your school contract or itemized tuition bill, please take action to identify and secure required documentation, then scan documents for upload to EBPA. Applications submitted to EBPA that are missing required uploaded documentation will be recorded as Pending until they are received.

Week of April 28, 2025

You will receive a sample of the redesigned application format ex: Primary Tuition Scholarship - The School at Columbia; Primary Tuition Scholarship - NYC Private Schools; or the College Tuition Scholarship, along with How to Submit details specific to the required documentation to be uploaded for your tuition benefit.

Lunch & Learn Series

Tuition Programs will host four upcoming Lunch & Learn Series webinars, designed to provide more information, and answer any questions about the new application format and How to Submit process:

• Primary Tuition Scholarship
  
  Tuesday, May 6: 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
  Thursday, May 8: 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
   
• College Tuition Scholarship
  
  Tuesday, June 17: 12 – 1 p.m. | Register
  Wednesday, June 18: 12 – 1 p.m. | Register

Should you have any other questions, please contact the Benefits Service Center at [email protected] or call 212-851-7000, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.