OCTOBER 30, 2019 - A commitment to continuing education is an important investment in the future. This is especially true for a student covered as a child annuitant under the Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP. The plan's child-annuity payments typically end when recipients turn 18. But if you are a recipient attending full-time school — in high school or at an accredited trade … [Read more...]
Minuteman ROTC Scholarship Campaign is Underway
OCTOBER 25, 2019 - United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) has six Army Reserve Minuteman Scholarships remaining to award this year. Army Reserve Soldiers and those planning to enlist can help pay for college through the Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty Scholarship Minuteman Campaign. It provides college students with an ROTC scholarship … [Read more...]
Navy Transforms Naval Education, Hires First Chief Learning Officer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on Sept. 10 announced John R. Kroger as the Department of the Navy’s first-ever chief learning officer (CLO), who will lead and unify all Navy and Marine Corps formal education programs. Kroger comes to the Department from Harvard University, where he served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and leader … [Read more...]
Submit Your Tuition Assistance, NCPACE Distance Learning Requests Now for FY2020
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 - If your plans for this fall include taking college courses, now is the time to select courses and apply for your Tuition Assistance (TA) and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (NCPACE DL) funding. TA and NCPACE DL applications may be created, command approved and submitted in MyNavy Education on the Navy College Program … [Read more...]
Military Students Can Win $20,000 in Scholarships from Exchange, Unilever
AUGUST 28, 2019 - Military students who make a difference in their community are eligible to win one of 10 $2,000 scholarships through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s and Unilever’s Rewards of Caring essay contest. From Aug. 30 through Sept. 26, authorized students in grades six through 12 with a grade-point average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) can submit an … [Read more...]