MyCAA Grant Funding

Scholarships to Advance your Career

MedCerts is an approved MyCAA school providing military spouses with personalized, short-term training for national certifications in high-demand career fields. Learn about qualifying for MyCAA financial assistance and jumpstarting your career.

MyCAA Funding Get a no-cost education

The My Career Advancement Account, or MyCAA, is a scholarship program sponsored by the Department of Defense. MyCAA provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to help military spouses pursue career educational opportunities including licenses, certifications or Associate’s degrees.

Portable careers An In-Demand Future

Spouses of Active Duty Service Members may be eligible for up to $4,000 of Financial Assistance from the Department of Defense. This MyCAA scholarship grant 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. MedCerts offers MyCAA Approved programs, all of which can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Our certification programs lead to jobs that are in-demand and portable, both of which are important to military families.

MyCAA Approved Programs The journey starts with you.

Healthcare and IT are high-demand career fields with double-digit growth projected over the next 10 years. You can use your MyCAA 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 to MyCAA and starting your training program to providing you support through it and helping you find a better career once you’re certified.

Who's MyCAA Eligible? Scholarship Requirements

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-5, W-1 to W-2, and O-1 to O-2
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-5, W-1 to W-2, and O-1 to O-2

MedCerts + MyCAA How We Help You.

While the MyCAA scholarship provides the funds to start training for your future, we help you take all the next steps towards a career. When researching MyCAA schools, make sure to look for MyCAA schools that provide the support you need. MedCerts has the expertise to help you, as a military spouse, explore all of your potential career options with tools like career assessments, interest and skills inventories, career statistics and earning potential metrics. This ensures you choose the certification program that’s the best fit.