| Financial Aid
MyCAA - Military Spouse Career
Advancement Accounts
This financial assistance is to help benefit military spouses and their
families. The Department of Defense is partnering with schools and other
agencies to support military spouses in pursuit of education, training,
licensing, credentialing, and employment in high growth, high demand
portable careers.
The MyCAA program can help military spouses access up to $4,000.00
in Military Spouse Career Advancement Financial Assistance. This funding
will help you cover the entire program cost to become a certified
teacher in the state of Texas.
How do I apply for MyCAA funding?
Step #1: Contact Betty Kelly at 832-220-3451 to inquire about the
process to apply for funding and to obtain detailed instructions needed
for the MyCAA registration process. If you have general questions, Betty
can also be reached at
bkelly@etools4education.com.
Step #2: Apply on the MyCAA website for funding -
MyCAA Information
Please keep in mind you will need instructions and specific documents
from the program before MyCAA will approve your funding request.
Troops to Teachers
Troops to Teachers (TTT) offers stipends of up to $5,000 to military
retirees and long-term (10 or more years) reservists and Guard personnel
currently in drilling status to offset the costs of certification.
Visit the Troops to Teachers website for more information:
http://www.texastroopstoteachers.org/
Phone: 1-800-810-5484
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services --
Division for Rehabilitation Services (DRS)
For more information, please visit the DRS website -
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/
Teach For Texas Loan Repayment
This program qualifies teachers in critical need areas for higher
education loan repayment of up to $5,000 per year. The maximum amount of
repayment on a loan is $20,000 over a five year period. To qualify for
this program, you must be a certified teacher currently
instructing students in a designated shortage area.
Visit the program website for more information:
Teach For Texas Loan Repayment
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