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Education Loan Program Study Group

General Information

The CGMA Education Loan Program offers financial assistance by providing eligible CGMA clients a loan up to $2,000 to assist with education expenses.

The student must be enrolled in an Associate, Bachelor, or Graduate degree program at a regionally or nationally accredited college or university or in a Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Education approved Vocational Technical Training (VoTech) program.

Eligibility Requirements

All CGMA clients and eligible family members are eligible to participate in this Program.

All CGMA clients include: active duty and retired Coast Guard military personnel, members of the Coast Guard Selected Reserve, retirement eligible members of the IRR, Coast Guard Permanent and term civilian employees, Coast Guard Auxiliary members, U.S. Public Health Service officers serving with the Coast Guard, and unremarried widowed spouses and dependent children of military personnel or civilian employees who were eligible for assistance in their own right at the time of their death.

Eligible family members include: CGMA client's spouse and dependent children, that is children who are under 23 years of age, unmarried, not service-member, and who rely on the CGMA member for over half of their support.

Note: Eligibility does not extend to CGMA clients who are currently delinquent in repaying any CGMA loan or who appear on the CGMA Restricted List.

Notes

	Eligibility is based on the client and the student's status as of the first day of the course for which assistance is being provided
	A new Education Loan will not be provided until any previous Education Loan has been repaid
	Individuals receiving assistance under this program may also be eligible for assistance under other CGMA Education Programs

Application Procedures

step 1	Complete all sections of the CGMA Application for Education Loan (CGMA Form 11)
		This form is Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it free by clicking here Get Adobe Acrobat Reader.
		This form is also available from your nearest CGMA Representative or CGMA-HQ, phone: (800) 881-2462 or (703) 872-6716.

step 2	Attach the following documents:
		Proof of the student's enrollment, such as a Certificate of enrollment or a letter from the school Registrar's Office
		Documented Cost Estimates (e.g. tuition/fees list, course syllabus listing required course materials, etc.)
		If mailing or faxing the application, provide legible copy of the front and back of the client’s valid Coast Guard ID card

step 3	Make a photocopy for your records and forward the original application and supporting documentation to your nearest CGMA Representative.

After ensuring the application and attachments are complete, CGMA Representative will process the request and issue a check to the client for the proper amount.