FINANCIAL AID FOR MILITARY SPOUSES

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Some universities (including Misawa’s on-base Some universities (including Misawa’s on-base institutions) offer reduced tuition or scholarship institutions) offer reduced tuition or scholarship opportunities to spouses of Active Duty opportunities to spouses ofActive Duty military members. military members.

My Career Advancement Account My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) (MyCAA)

This workforce development program provides This workforce development program provides up to $4,000 in financial aid to eligible military up to $4,000 in financial aid to eligible military spouses pursuing a license, certification or spouses pursuing a license, certification or Associates degree necessary to gain employment. Associates degree necessary to gain employment. https://mycaa.militaryonesource.mil/mycaa/ https://mycaa.militaryonesource.mil/mycaa/ p//y y /y/

Free Application for Federal Student Aid Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA®) (FAFSA®)

Federal student aid in the form of grants, workFederal student aid in the form of grants, workstudy and loans may be available based on your study and loans may be available based on your expected family contribution to your school costs. expected family contribution to your school costs. https://studentaid.gov/ https://studentaid.gov/ p// g/ Active Duty service members may be eligible Active Duty service members may be eligible (with service obligation) to transfer some or all (with service obligation) to transfer some or all of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to spouses or of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to spouses or dependents. https://www.va.gov/education/ dependents.https://www.va.gov/education/ p// g/ / transfer-post-9-11- gi-bill-benefits/. Surviving transfer-post-9-11- gi-bill-benefits/p g /. Surviving spouses/dependents may also qualify for spouses/dependents may also qualify for additional benefits: https://www.va.gov/ additional benefits: https://www.va.gov/ p// g/ education/survivor-dependent-benefits/ education/survivor-dependent-benefits/ / p /

Scholarships

You may be eligible to apply for scholarships You may be eligible to apply for scholarships based on your status as a military spouse/ based on your status as a military spouse/ dependent, your state home of record, your dependent, your state home of record, your college/major, gender, ethnicity, religion, college/major, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, talent or employer. Not to mention local disability, talent or employer. Not to mention local organizations! Some scholarship search engines organizations! Some scholarship search engines to get you started include: to get you started include:

• https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/scholarships •https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/scholarships p//y y /p / p • https://fisherhouse.org/programs/scholarship-programs/ •https://fisherhouse.org/programs/scholarship-programs/ p// g/pg / ppg /

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