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Get Started With Your Stanford Benefits

As a new Stanford faculty or staff member, you have 31 days from your hire date to enroll you and your eligible dependents in Stanford benefits programs. Once you've reviewed the program and plan information, go to MyBenefits to enroll in your plans.

Be sure to take advantage of some of our helpful tools to help you with your decisions, such as Educated Chooser to calculate your medical benefits contributions or Compare Plans to compare plan features and costs.

How To Enroll - Easy As 1,2,3

  1. Have your ID and PIN numbers ready.
  2. Logon onto MyBenefits.
  3. Follow the directions.

See How To Enroll for more details.

Steps For Newly Hired Staff

  • Attend Stanford New Employee Orientation. Also watch the Benefits Overview Online Presentation.
  • Review the benefit materials you receive at the New Employee Orientation and check out the Benefits Web site for more information and resources.
  • Go to MyBenefits to make your Medical & Life elections and designate your beneficiaries.
  • Review the retirement savings information you receive at New Employee Orientation. Look at the information about our retirement plans at the Benefits Web site, and then logon to the Stanford Retirement Manager to enroll in the Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Plan.

Remember: you have 31 days from your hire date to enroll you and your eligible dependents. If you miss the deadline you will be automatically enrolled in limited benefits for the remainder of the calendar year.

Faculty Only

Stanford faculty are eligible for select benefits in addition to the benefit programs available to other Stanford employees — including Faculty Sabbatical Leave, an on-campus housing program and immediate eligibility for the Tuition Grant Program. For further information, see the Faculty Handbook.

Read about Stanford's housing programs at the Faculty Staff Housing Web site, or call (650) 725-6893.

You may also apply for an American Express corporate charge card, which is available free of charge. For eligibility and an application call (650) 723-9772.

Steps for Newly Hired Faculty