ATTN Military Spouses: As of October 1st, 2024, the Department of Defense has expanded eligibility for SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA) to E-1 to E-9, W-1 to W-3 and O-1 to O-3. MedCerts is an approved school for the SpouseWorks scholarship.
SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA) Funding
MedCerts is an approved SpouseWorks Scholarship school providing military spouses with personalized, short-term training for national certifications in high-demand career fields. Learn about qualifying for SpouseWorks financial assistance and jumpstarting your career.
Up to $4,000 in SpouseWorks Scholarship Funding
helps eligible military spouses pay for training, with up to $2,000 available each fiscal year.
Short-Term, Flexible
Online Training
designed to help you prepare for nationally recognized certifications in high-demand fields.
Personalized Support Every Step of the Way
with guidance on eligibility, enrollment, and achieving your career goals.
SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA) Funding
The SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA) offers up to $4000 of financial assistance – up to $2,000 allowed per fiscal year– to help military spouses pursue career educational opportunities including licenses, certifications or Associate’s degrees.
Portable careers
Spouses of Active Duty Service Members may be eligible for $4,000 of Financial Assistance from the Department of Defense in increments up to $2,000 per fiscal year. This scholarship encourages Army spouses, Navy spouses, Marine spouses, Air Force spouses and National Guard spouses to pursue education, training, licenses, certificates and degrees leading to employment in Portable Career fields. Our certification programs lead to jobs that are in-demand and portable, both of which are important to military families.
Read our blog post to learn more about how to choose a high vacancy career with the SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA)!
SpouseWorks Scholarship Approved Programs
Healthcare and IT are high-demand career fields with double-digit growth projected over the next 10 years. You can use your SpouseWorks Scholarship financial assistance to pay for training programs through MedCerts and start an in-demand, highly portable career. We guide you each step of the way – from applying for the SpouseWorks Scholarship and starting your training program to providing you support through it and helping you find a better career once you’re certified.
Read our blog post to learn more about how to spot the best SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA) approved program!
Who’s SpouseWorks Scholarship Eligible?
Married to an active duty service member
Includes the following branches of military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and National Guard on Title 10 orders
Service member is within pay grades
E-1 to E-9, W-1 to W-3 and O-1 to O-3
Limited Time to Act
Spouse must complete coursework while his or her military sponsor is on Title 10 military orders as reported in DEERS
Member of the National Guard and Reserve Components Spouses
Are also eligible within the ranks of: E-1 to E-9, W-1 to W-3 and O-1 to O-3
When am I not eligible?
Spouse is married to service members in pay grades: O-4 and above
Spouse is 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
Spouse is himself or herself an active member of the armed forces on Title 10 orders
Spouse is married to a National Guard/Reservist Component military sponsor on warning orders/alert, post-deployment/demobilization, or transition status
Spouse is himself or herself an active member of the armed forces on Title 10 orders
Not Eligible for SpouseWorks Scholarship Funding?
Some MedCerts’ programs are authorized for reimbursement through the GI Bill® Preparatory Course Reimbursement program for Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) and Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Learn about GI Bill® ReimbursementMedCerts + SpouseWorks
While the SpouseWorks Scholarship provides the funds to start training for your future, we help you take all the next steps towards a career. MedCerts has the expertise to help you, as a military spouse, explore all of your options with tools like career assessments, skills inventories, statistics and earning potential metrics – to choose the best fit certification program. MedCerts has repeatedly been recognized as a Military Friendly® school by Viqtory Media for our work with Military students.
SpouseWorks Approved Programs
The only limitation, according to SpouseWorks, is that “the concentration or major for the Associate’s degree cannot be General Studies, Liberal Arts, or Interdisciplinary Studies unless there is a specific concentration such as General Studies – Nursing, or General Studies – Teaching.” It’s important to take into consideration how portable your program is and if the career you’re training for is in high demand anywhere you might move.
At MedCerts, over 30 of our programs qualify for the SpouseWorks Scholarship!
Check out our blog post on what traits to look for in military-friendly schools!
Military Friendly Careers
When you move a lot, it can be challenging to quickly land a new job. One of the career coaches’ biggest goals is to see that students are choosing careers in high-growth fields.
Healthcare jobs make a great case because they are highly portable and there is a large demand across the country to fill those roles quickly. Doctors’ offices and hospitals are often busy and understaffed, leaving more opportunities for trained and certified individuals to step in.
Check out our blog post to learn more about the SpouseWorks Scholarship and the growth of portable careers.
Healthcare Careers within Reach
Assuming you receive the SpouseWorks Scholarship and then subsequently receive a MedCerts certification, we’re just getting started on finding you a job. We can help you fine-tune your résumé and sharpen your interviewing skills. We also lend a helping hand with job search techniques, relocation planning, and flex-work options. And we can also leverage existing relationships and resources such as the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), usajobs.gov, and careeronestop.org.
Healthcare and IT jobs are perfect for Military Spouses
because they move with you.
SpouseWorks Scholarship & Other Military Spouse Funding Options
There are many funding options available to military spouses, including the SpouseWorks Scholarship, and it’s important to understand how they affect each other. The use of Pell Grants, GI Bills, and any other funding options DO NOT affect your SpouseWorks Scholarship eligibility or funding.
Pell Grants
Pell Grants are another funding option for military spouses and use of Pell Grants does not affect your SpouseWorks Scholarship eligibility. MedCerts does not accept Pell Grants, learn more about them here.
GI Bill
The GI Bill is another funding option for the military community and use of the SpouseWorks Scholarshipdoes not affect your spouse’s GI Bill eligibility. MedCerts does not accept GI Bill funding, learn more about the GI Bill here.
SpouseWorks Scholarship (formerly MyCAA) Approved Online Training Programs
Learn more about utilizing SpouseWorks Scholarship funding for career training!
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