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Open Enrollment Guide

 

open enrollment guide for post docs

 2025 Open Enrollment begins October 7, 2024 and ends on October 25, 2024 at 8pm (ET).

You are viewing the 2025 open enrollment information for Postdoc Associates and Scholars and their eligible dependents.

The GW Benefits Enrollment System

How to Enroll:

  1. Read this guide and consider your benefit needs for 2025. If you are adding a new dependent* or beneficiary, please be sure to have his/her Social Security number, date of birth and address available to complete the enrollment process.
  2. Go online to go.gwu.edu/enroll4benefits
  3. The GW Benefits Enrollment System has single sign-on capability. If you are logged in to a GW-provided computer with your User ID and password, you will automatically be directed into the site. If you are logging in from a personal computer, you will be prompted to enter your GWID and password (date of birth in MMDDYYYY format). You will subsequently enter into the GW Benefits Enrollment System.
  4. After log in, please click "Enroll Now" button to begin.
  5. Once you've gained access to your account, confirm your personal data and review your benefit options.
  6. Follow the prompts to make your benefit elections . If you are not actively changing your coverage for 2025, confirm that the coverage currently in the system is correct.
  7. Enter your life insurance beneficiary information.
  8. Review your confirmation statement for accuracy, and save a copy for your records.

* If adding a new dependent to coverage, supporting documentation must be received by GW Benefits by Friday, November, 1, 2024. Remember, you can upload your documentation directly into the GW Benefits Enrollment System.

 

Note: Please review your enrollment elections on the pre-confirmation screen and edit them if necessary. If correct, select “Continue” to authorize your enrollment changes. On the enrollment confirmation page, you will have the option to View or Print your enrollment confirmation statement which includes your confirmation number on the bottom left corner. We recommend saving a copy of the enrollment confirmation page for your records, as the confirmation number may be required for any future inquiries regarding your enrollment.
 

 

   On the Go?

Download the mobile app, enter our company code GWbenefitscenter, along with your GWID and password (date of birth in MMDDYYYY format) and take your GW benefits with you wherever you go


 Manage Your Benefits Throughout the Year

GW Benefits Enrollment System does more than capture your Open Enrollment choices. You can use the system at go.gwu.edu/enroll4benefits to find information to manage your benefits.

You can also find benefit summaries and costs, vendor contact information, Summary Plan Descriptions and more at gwu.gpa.services.
 

Enrollment Deadline

October 25, 2024  is the LAST day to make changes for 2025. The system will close at 8 p.m. (ET).

Note: Postdocs are not required to take any action unless you wish to make a change.

 

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