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Amazon Career Choice Partner Program at MSU Denver

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Funding Amount

Tuition assistance for certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees (amount not specified)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Amazon Career Choice Partner Program at MSU Denver

Funder: Amazon (private employer)

Program Status: Active partnership launched March 2022 (article dated March 2, 2022)

Award Purpose: To provide quality tuition assistance for Amazon workers pursuing further education while removing financial constraints of going back to school

Program Details:

  • Enables Amazon employees to earn credits toward certificate, associate degree, or bachelor's degree

  • Focus on helping workers gain valuable qualifications and new skills

  • Part of Amazon's broader Career Choice initiative

  • Over 50,000 Amazon employees have participated in Career Choice program nationally over past decade

    • Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be an Amazon employee

  • Eligible credentials:

    • - Certificate programs
    - Associate degree programs
    - Bachelor's degree programs
  • No restrictions on field of study mentioned

    • Geographic Scope: Available to Amazon employees nationally, with partnership at MSU Denver serving Colorado region

    Key Features:

  • Tuition assistance provided (specific amounts not detailed in source)

  • Support for in-demand skill development

  • Flexibility for hourly and front-line workers

  • Credits apply to any eligible credential at participating institutions

  • National program has expanded to "hundreds of best-in-class offerings"

    • Program Goals:

  • Provide employee empowerment through education access

  • Support career growth whether with Amazon or elsewhere

  • Retain talent through education investment (research shows educated employees more likely to stay)

  • Remove financial barriers to education for underrepresented groups in higher education

    • Employee Impact Research:

  • Chipotle (similar program): Employees with tuition benefits are 3.5x more likely to stay than other employees

  • Chipotle data: Tuition-supported employees 7x more likely to move into management

    • Program Leadership:

  • Tammy Thieman, Global Program Lead, Amazon Career Choice

    • Context: Part of broader employer trend of investing in employee education:

  • Pre-pandemic: 8% of employers offered student-loan or tuition assistance

  • 2021: 17% of employers offered such benefits

  • 2022 projections: 31% of employers planned to offer similar programs

  • Major corporate participants: Target, Walmart, UPS, FedEx, Starbucks, Amazon

    • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Note: Specific detailed application procedures not provided in source material. General process inferred:

    1. Employee Eligibility Verification:
    - Verify Amazon employment status
    - Confirm current employment and eligibility status

    2. Program Enrollment:
    - Register with Amazon Career Choice program
    - Enroll through Amazon's Career Choice portal

    3. MSU Denver Registration:
    - Select MSU Denver as education partner institution
    - Enroll in desired certificate, associate degree, or bachelor's degree program at MSU Denver
    - Register for courses

    4. Tuition Assistance Application:
    - Submit tuition assistance request through Career Choice program
    - Provide course registration documentation
    - Specify credential being pursued (certificate/associate/bachelor's)

    5. Award Processing:
    - Career Choice program processes tuition assistance
    - Funds applied toward employee's costs
    - Balance of costs employer or employee responsibility (details not specified)

    6. Ongoing Requirements:
    - Maintain academic progress
    - Continue Amazon employment (specific requirements not detailed)
    - Complete coursework as planned

    Contact for More Information:

  • Tammy Thieman, Global Program Lead, Amazon Career Choice Program

  • MSU Denver Admissions or Financial Aid Office

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