Reduced Tuition Rates
Some universities (including Misawa’s on-base institutions) offer reduced tuition or scholarship opportunities to spouses of Active Duty military members.
My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA)
This workforce development program provides up to $4,000 in financial aid to eligible military spouses pursuing a license, certification or Associates degree necessary to gain employment. https://mycaa.militaryonesource.mil/mycaa/ p // y y / y /
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
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(FAFSA®) Federal student aid in the form of grants, workstudy and loans may be available based on your expected family contribution to your school costs. p // g / https://studentaid.gov/
VA Benefits
Active Duty service members may be eligible (with service obligation) to transfer some or all of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to spouses or dependents. https://www.va.gov/education/ p // g / / transfer-post-9-11p g gi-bill-benefits/ /. Surviving gi-bill-benefits/. spouses/dependents may also qualify for additional benefits: https://www.va.gov/ p // g / education/survivor-dependent-benefits/ / p /
Scholarships
You may be eligible to apply for scholarships based on your status as a military spouse/ dependent, your state home of record, your college/major, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, talent or employer. Not to mention local organizations! Some scholarship search engines to get you started include: • https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/scholarships p // y y /p / p • https://fisherhouse.org/programs/scholarship-programs/ p // g/p g / pp g /
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