MyCAA Scholarship

The scholarship provides you with up to $4,000 of financial assistance for qualified programs.

The MyCAA Scholarship will cover tuition costs for licenses, certifications or associate degrees or for continuing education courses to maintain a license or certification required for employment.

Who is Eligible for MyCAA? 

Spouses of service members on active duty under qualifying Title 10 orders in pay grades E-1 to E-9, W-1 to W-3, and O-1 to O-3, as well as spouses of National Guard or Reserve service members in the same pay grades.

Who is NOT Eligible for MyCAA?

• Spouses married to service members in pay grades E-9 and above; W-3 and above; above O-3
• Spouses who are a member of the armed forces themselves currently on Title 10 orders
• Spouses who are married but legally separated (or under court order or statute of any state or US territory) from a member of the armed forces on Title 10 orders
• Spouses whose National Guard/reserve component military sponsor is in a Warning Orders/Alert, Post Deployment/Demobilization or Transition Status
  

1. Visit the MyCAA portal to register for the program.
2. Apply for admission and select MyCAA in the Affiliations and Memberships drop-down menu in the Complete your Profile section.
3. Inform your admissions representative that you intend to use MyCAA.
4. Complete steps for admission and transfer credit (if applicable).
5. Register for the approved MyCAA courses - Selecting Employee Voucher as your method of payment and enter the employer name and address: Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts | 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 100 | Arlington, VA 22209. Enter the EIN number: 111111111
6. Request your Scholarship Education and Training Plan from [email protected] once your transfer credit evaluation has posted to your academic plan and course registration(s) have been placed.
   
   Please note: If your name appears differently in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) from what your AMU/APU account reflects, you must update your name with AMU/APU. You can complete this by emailing [email protected]. Once this is complete, please email [email protected] with your full name and the answers to your security questions on file to request your Scholarship Education and Training Plan.
   
7. Upload your approved plan into your MyCAA portal.
8. Log into the MyCAA portal, print out a copy of your confirmed Financial Assistance (FA) award, and upload this in your ecampus or email it to [email protected].

You can call an admissions representative at 877-755-2787 or email [email protected] for more help.