Overview
Both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) provides educational benefits for spouses and dependents of service members and veterans.
The following is a list of available benefits:
- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance / Chapter 35
- Post 9-11 G.I. Bill ® Transfer of Entitlement
- The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
- Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CSDDV)
- The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Program (MyCAA)
If you are eligible for more than one benefit, please consult with our staff on options of how to best utilize your benefits.
Post 9-11 G.I. Bill ® Transfer of Entitlement
Active Duty servicemembers are eligible to transfer their Post 9-11 G.I. Bill ® to their spouse and dependents. In fact, this is the only VA benefit in which you are able to transfer to your spouse and dependents.
Get more information on transferring your Post 9-11 G.I. Bill ® benefit.
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
This Scholarship provides Post 9-11 G.I. 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 may receive up to 36 months of benefits at the 100% level.
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
This program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors of certain Veterans.
Veterans' and service members' dependents, spouses, and surviving spouses are found eligible by the Regional Processing Office (RPO) because one of the following:
- The Veteran’s death was caused by the service-connected disability
- The Veteran is rated for total and permanent service-connected disability
- The Service member is Missing in Action (MIA)
- The Service member is captured in the line of duty
- The Service member is forcibly detained for longer than 90 days
- The Service member who VA determines has a service-connected permanent and total disability that will result in a discharge from military service
- Participants include a dependent child between the ages of 14 to 31 and a spouse, or surviving spouse, who qualifies for the benefit
Get more information regarding Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans
The Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CSDDV) provides an award to dependent children or un-remarried spouses of qualified Florida veterans.
Any questions regarding this scholarship or how to apply, please refer to the Florida Student Scholarship and Grant Programs Web page or call 1-888-827-2004.
While this scholarship is disbursed through the Financial Aid department, any eligibility or status questions should be referred to the contact information above.
MyCAA
The My Career Advancement Account Scholarship is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of tuition assistance to eligible military spouses. The scholarship assists military spouses in pursuing licenses, certificates, certifications or associate degrees necessary to gain employment in high-demand, high-growth portable career fields and occupations.
Eligible students include spouses of service members on active duty in pay grades E-1 to E-5, W-1 to W-2 and O-1 to O-2 who have successfully completed high school and have the ability to request tuition assistance while their military sponsor is on Title 10 military orders are eligible. Spouses married to members of the National Guard and reserves in these same pay grades are eligible. Unfortunately, this does not include spouses married to Coast Guard members.
Get more information on MyCAA.
Any questions regarding the SF processing of this scholarship should be done through Sandra Torres-Pintos at the Veterans and Military Success Services Office (R-110)