Military Tuition Assistance

UMaine has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Defense, which allows our institution the opportunity to further our commitment to excellence in educating military students.

FEDERAL TUITION ASSISTANCE

Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) is financial assistance provided for voluntary off-duty education programs in support of a service member’s profession and personal self-development goals. 

You must be currently serving in an active or reserve capacity to be eligible to receive Tuition Assistance. 

UMaine is approved to accept Tuition Assistance payments from all DOD branches of service. 

Tuition Assistance typically covers up to a maximum of $250 per semester hour and up to between 16-18 semester hours per year (the fund amount and/or number of credits may vary by service branch). 

To Use TA for Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard

Eligible Service members must receive approval from an Educational Service Officer (ESO) or counselor within their Military Service prior to enrolling in Tuition Assistance (TA). 

• ALL TA requests MUST be REQUESTED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS START DATE
• Please plan accordingly

Once you have completed your TA submission through the appropriate portal, please send approved TA forms to um.veterans@maine.edu for processing.

TA documents will be processed after the drop period.

A credit will be placed on your student account for the anticipated amount of your TA. At the end of the term, if your service branch fails to pay for your Tuition Assistance, the credit will be reversed and you will be responsible for all charges. Visit the Student Financial Responsibility Statement website for more information. If you drop classes during the 100% refund period, the TA credit will be removed from your student account.

Branch Portals – Each branch has a specific process to apply for TA – Select the link for your branch and follow the respective instructions.

• Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• Marines
• Coast Guard

If you do not see your academic program at UMaine listed in the Tuition Assistance portal for your service, please email um.veterans@maine.edu.

ACCESS TO TUITION ASSISTANCE

By following the guidance of the DOD, we are able to ensure that all military members have access to what they need to make informed decisions about where to attend school and about how their tuition assistance benefits will interact with their chosen educational programs.

For concerns about compliance with the DOD Memorandum of Understanding, please email our office.