Enroll and make changes by Oct. 30
Now is the time to enroll, re-enroll or make updates to your benefits for next year. The annual Benefits Open Enrollment period is October 5–30, 2026 for UW-Madison benefits-eligible employees. Benefits changes will take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
Benefits 2027: What You Need to Know learning sessions
Employees can attend in-person and virtual Benefits 2027: What You Need to Know one-hour sessions to help them prepare for this annual task. Sessions will help employees understand the benefits available to them and the choices they need to make. View and print the benefits events schedule, summarized below, and also available as a PDF in:
English | Español / Spanish | Hmoob / Hmong | བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan | 中文 / Chinese | नेपाली / Nepali
In-person sessions:
- Tuesday, Oct. 6, Multilingual session (Daytime)
- 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Gordon Dining and Event Center
- Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 at the Employee Benefits and Resource Fair, at:
- 9:15 a.m. | Union South, Marquee Theater, second floor
- 10:30 a.m. | Union South, Marquee Theater, second floor
- 1 p.m. | Union South, Marquee Theater, second floor
- learn about various other benefits topics at the benefits fair during other sessions: learn about the benefits fair
- Monday, Oct. 12, Multilingual session (Late Night)
- 11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Health Sciences and Learning Center (HSLC)
Virtual sessions:
Employees may also choose from six different dates and times to attend live, virtual sessions via Zoom. The complete schedule of sessions is available on the Benefits Open Enrollment web page at benefits.wisc.edu/2027.
Summary of 2027 benefits changes
Helpful factsheets that summarize important benefits changes for 2027 and monthly costs are available in: English | Español / Spanish | Hmoob / Hmong | བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan | 中文 / Chinese | नेपाली / Nepali
Questions?
Need help? Have questions? Please contact Link UW with benefits questions or to schedule an appointment.
Link UW will also offer more in-person office hours during Benefits Open Enrollment.
LinkUW HR services will extend in-person office hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on select days.
Resources and information
Access additional campus benefits event details and find more translated language materials on the UW-Madison Benefits Open Enrollment webpage.
UW-Madison Benefits Open Enrollment page
Visit the 2027 Benefits Open Enrollment website for information about monthly costs and changes for 2027.
Learn more about the changes allowed to specific benefits during Benefits Open Enrollment.
2027 Benefits Enrollment (Universities of Wisconsin) website
Enroll
Once ready, employees can go to Workday or visit etf.wi.gov/my-benefits to log into their MyBenefits account, make benefits selections and enroll by Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m.
- To access the My Benefits system with your MyWisconsin ID, be sure to log in using the personal email address you used to set up your MyWisconsin ID account.
- If you do not already have a MyBenefits account, see instructions to get set up with MyBenefits.