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Military Spouses Get Up to $4,000 in Education Benefits
Don’t let the cost of tuition get in the way of your educational dreams. Grantham University has partnered with the Department of Defense to offer military spouses up to $4,000 in financial assistance through the new Career Advancement Account (MyCAA). This program was established to support military spouses in pursuit of education, training, licensing, credentialing, and employment in high growth, high demand portable careers. When used in combination with Grantham’s Military Family Scholarship program, which reduces your tuition rate and includes a Textbook and Software grant, your benefits will go even further. Now, you can get your college degree or train for a high-demand career with little out-of-pocket costs.
To get started, eligible spouses can establish a MyCAA Account by visiting the MyCAA Web site at https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa or speak with a Military OneSource consultant at 800.342.9647.
A Message from DoD:
To help current MyCAA participating spouses successfully transition to the new program guidelines, the following timelines have been established:
- October 22-25, 2010: The MyCAA program will close at 12:01am EST October 22 to ensure the IT infrastructure is in place to implement the new MyCAA program beginning October 25, 2010.
- October 25, 2010: The MyCAA program will reopen to all eligible spouses under the new program guidelines. All spouses, including those currently participating, will be subject to the new eligibility criteria and revised funding limits below:
- Spouse of an active duty Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine service member, or activated Reserve member in pay grades E1-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O2
- If the spouse of National Guard and/or AGR member, the sponsor must be on federal Title 10 active duty orders as reported in DEERS.
- Spouses of Guard/Reserve members in an Alert, Transition Assistance, or Post Deployment status are not eligible.
- MyCAA accounts will be limited to the new $4,000 maximum benefit with a $2,000 fiscal year cap. Waivers to the fiscal year cap will be available for spouses pursuing licensure or certification with a cost that exceeds the $2,000 fiscal year cap up to the total maximum assistance of $4,000.
- Spouses must finish their program of study within three years from the start date of the first course.
- Funding is limited to only associate degrees, certifications and licensure programs.
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