Post-doctoral affiliates (also known as post-doctoral fellows) are eligible to enroll in the Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP) as long as they have a current appointment, are not eligible for employer-sponsored health insurance, and were recently awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in an appropriate field.

If post-doctoral affiliates are eligible to purchase insurance through the University’s Benefits Office in Harvard Human Resources, they do not qualify to purchase this plan.

Eligible Dependents

• Spouse
• Qualified same-sex partnership
• Unmarried dependent children (up to age 19)
   

Dependents are eligible for enrollment in HUSHP when the Post-Doc affiliate is participating in both parts of HUSHP.  

Open Enrollment Deadlines
Renewal is not automatic. Affiliates and their dependents (other than newborns or others with a qualifying event) must be enrolled by the following deadlines or penalty fees will apply:

• 9/30 for fall term
• 2/28 for spring term