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

MyCAA will cover tuition costs for programs leading to a career-oriented associate degree. See the MyCAA portal for further information.

Who is Eligible for MyCAA? 

Spouses of service members on active duty in pay grades E-1 to E-5, W-1 to W-3, and O-1 to O-3, including spouses married to members of the National Guard and reserve components in these 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.
  3. Inform your admissions coach 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: 11111111
  6. Request your Scholarship Education and Training Plan from [email protected] (available after registration and transfer credit have posted).
  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 coach 877-755-2787 or email [email protected] for more help.

MyCAA Scholarship

The Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship was created to help spouses pursue higher education.