<p>I agree with all posters that there is some ‘capriciousness’ to the TE program. My older D received a ‘partial’ tuition exchange scholarship to Smith 8 years ago – it was for 2 out of her four years there – apparently having to do more with Smith than where my H works. My younger D is now at Lawrence under a full 4 year TE scholarship. In our case, the sponsoring instititution where my H works requires at least 10 years of service before an application for an individual student is even processed. Seniority (he has 23 years of service) is a very high priority as well as the ‘slots’ available at the college to which the student is applying. Wish I could give you more advice on the process – we are very happy to have had two out of three children (middle son went to Williams which doesn’t participate in the program) receive TE scholarships.</p>