1. 它是什么??
FTA is financial assistance provided for voluntary off-duty education programs in support of a Soldier’s professional and personal self-development goals. (Reference: AR 621-5, Army 继续教育 System)
2. 我如何获得资格?
Be currently serving in the Army National Guard, and
- Complete one year of service after completion of AIT, WOBC, or BOLC.
- 请注意! 18年8月5日生效, the one year wait is rescinded.
- If you used FTA towards your undergraduate degree (even 1 credit hour) you must complete ten years of service 之前 to using FTA for a Master’s Degree.
- 请注意! 18年8月5日生效, the 10-year service requirement is rescinded; Soldiers who used FTA for an undergraduate degree must complete ALC, CCC或WOAC使用FTA获得硕士学位.
服务需求/义务:
- Have an ETS or MRD after completion of FTA funded course(s).
- Officers and Commissioned Warrant Officers are subject to a four year Reserve Duty 服务 Obligation (RDSO) OR a two year Active Duty 服务 Obligation (ADSO).
自由贸易协定须符合下列准则:
- The college is regionally or nationally accredited AND is a participant in GoArmyEd (GAE).
- The funded course(s) meets a requirement listed in your personalized degree plan provided by the school (this can include prerequisite courses).
- 你的本科GPA保持在2分.0或研究生平均绩点3.自由贸易协定资助的课程为0.
- You must submit your FTA request at least 5 business days 之前 to course 开始日期.
- 请注意! FTA is NOT authorized simultaneously with Chapter 1606/MGIB-SR or Chapter 1607/REAP for the SAME course (Ref. 多迪1322年.25).
3. 我得到了什么??
自由贸易协定将支付高达 $250 每学期一小时，最高可达 16岁啦 每个财政年度.
Lifetime limit of 130 undergraduate semester hours and 39 graduate semester hours.
- Up to 21 additional semester hours for a Transition Certificate not previously received within the past five years. Must apply within three years of anticipated separation.
FTA will pay toward one credential at each of the following levels:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, Master Degree, Undergraduate/Graduate Certificate
- First Professional degrees are NOT eligible (i.e. 博士学位，法学博士学位).
4. 不符合自由贸易协定条件的项目
Courses leading to a credential that are lower or lateral to the highest credential you have already earned.
- Example: if you have a bachelor’s degree (even if you came in the ARNG with one), you cannot use FTA to pursue a second bachelor’s or associate’s degree.
Any program that bundles tuition and fees together into a lump sum charge.
继续教育 Units (CEUs) or courses that do not meet degree requirement.
5. 如何申请??
在GoArmyEd中创建一个用户帐户.com.
- 去 www.goarmyed.com and establish a GAE Federal 学费 Assistance account, by clicking on “New User” button and entering in all required data.
申请自由贸易协定-注意事项:
- 申请自由贸易协定不超过60天 之前 到上课日期, but no later than 5 business days 之前 到上课日期 (all FTA MUST be approved 之前 到上课日期).
- You must submit an FTA request for each individual course that you want FTA to fund.
- If your school charges by quarter hour or clock hour, GAE will automatically convert them into semester hours on the FTA request.
- If your school’s courses are not listed in GAE (i.e. you have to physically enter your courses into each FTA request), then you must upload the following documentation into your GAE “Education Record” eFile:
Cost Verification Statement: individualized document such as a billing statement/invoice specific that breaks out the cost of tuition and fees separately.
Class Schedule: individualized document that shows all courses to include class name, 开始日期, 结束日期, 课程数量, 和学时数.
All of these documents MUST have your name and the name of the school on them, 并且不能是可编辑的格式.
- After you complete six semester hours of FTA-funded coursework, you must provide an individualized degree plan/student agreement to GAE.
- This document should list the courses required for completion of your degree, as well as the existing credits already applied toward your degree.
- New FTA users and anyone who changes their degree plan are required to complete VIA (VIA is a planning tool in GAE designed to help Soldiers identify their ‘best fit’ school).
更多信息:
网上申请: www.goarmyed.com
网上浏览: www.nationalguard.com/education
联系他们的教育服务办公室: www.nationalguard.com/contacts/eso