Military & Family Member Resources

ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP)

The Department of Defense sponsors the ASVAB CEP with a two-part mission, to provide: a career exploration service to U.S. youth and qualified leads to military recruiters. The ASVAB CEP offers students a chance to explore all paths to careers - college, certifications, apprenticeships, licensure programs, and the Military - in one place.

To learn more, visit https://www.asvabprogram.com/

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs (OSA) works to help military families overcome unique financial challenges by providing educational resources, monitoring complaints, and working with other agencies to solve problems faced by servicemembers.

To learn more, visit https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/servicemembers/

FREE UDEMY OnLine Courses

DoD announced a new partnership with Udemy called Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO). Under this new program, Udemy will provide FREE courses to military spouses. Udemy is a specialized learning platform that offers more than 5,000 high-quality courses taught by the world’s leading experts on a variety of key topics, ranging from human resources and marketing to leadership, information technology and entrepreneurship. Military spouses will have free access to Udemy through 30 June 2022. For more information on Udemy and this new program go to: https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/article/udemy-free-online-courses or go to the Udemy web site at: https://www.udemy.com/. See below for several options Military Spouses can use to contact Udemy and begin their Udemy membership.

  - Phone: Call 800-342-9647

  - Text: Text “MilLife SECO” to 468311 and a SECO career coach will contact you.

Fry Scholarship

The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship) provides Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to the children and surviving spouses of Service members who died in the line of duty while on active duty after September 10, 2001. Eligible beneficiaries attending school may receive up to 36 months of benefits at the 100% level.

For more information on the Fry Scholarship, visit https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/fry_scholarship.asp

MyCAA

The My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship Program is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to eligible military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification or Associate’s degree in a portable career field and occupation.

To learn more about MyCAA, visit https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/article/mycaa-my-career-advancement-account-scholarship

Scholarships for Military Families

Scholarships are gifts. They don't need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, communities, religious groups, and professional and social organizations.

To learn more about scholarships for military families, view https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/scholarships-for-military.pdf

Careeronestop Scholarship Tool

Search more than 7,500 scholarships, fellowships, grants, and other financial aid award opportunities through the Department of Labor’s Free Careeronestop Scholarship Tool

Spouse Education & Career Opportunities (SECO) Scholarship Finder

The SECO Scholarship Finder makes searching for education funding and career development opportunities fast and easy. Use this resource to search for financial assistance resources and professional development opportunities offered specifically to military spouses and family members.

To learn more, visit https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/scholarships

Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA)

The DEA program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of Veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or of Veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition.

To learn more about DEA, visit https://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/DEA.asp

Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families Program

Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CMGA), is a program that allows eligible students in grades kindergarten through college to connect to a live tutor online at any time (24/7/361) for one-to-one help with homework, studying, test prep and more, at no cost.

Active Duty Military, ROTC, Wounded Warrior, Reserve, DoD and Coast Guard military service members, civilian personnel, and ALL dependent family members are eligible to use Tutor.com/military when the service member is in either active/full-time or part-time/traditional drilling status, wherever they are located.

To learn more, visit https://military.tutor.com/home.