The 2006 Navy Advanced Education Voucher Program (AEV)
The Naval Education and Training Command recently released guidelines for 2006 AEV program that is designed to provide advanced education opportunities for senior enlisted personnel.

The Advanced Education Voucher Program is aimed at superior performers in pay grades E-7 to E-9 who have the potential for continued upward mobility, and specifically targets assistance for post secondary, Navy-relevant degree programs. The program, which is part of the recently announced Professional Military Education Continuum, supports baccalaureate and master's degree completion in designated areas of study through off-duty education.

Sailors are eligible as follows:

• E7 with no more than 17 years time in service (TIS),
• E8 with no more than 20 years TIS, and
• E9 with no more than 22 years TIS.

Applicants should be transferring to (or currently on) shore duty with sufficient time ashore to complete a baccalaureate or master's degree program. Senior enlisted who have already invested in their development by pursuing college education and those who are currently enrolled in a qualifying post-secondary degree program using tuition assistance, or other financial assistance programs, are eligible to apply for the AEV program.

Note: Reimbursement for any educational expenses incurred prior to participation in AEV is not authorized.

AEV for Bachelor's Degrees
The AEV for baccalaureate degree completion will cover 100 percent of tuition, books and related fees. Each participant will be limited to 6,700 dollars per year for a maximum of 36 months from the date of enrollment. Total program costs will not exceed 20,000 dollars per participant. At a minimum, baccalaureate degree completion program applicants must have either an associate's degree or the equivalent amount of college credit already earned and applicable to the degree being sought.

For FY06 the following areas of study are open for baccalaureate degree applicants:

• Strategic Foreign Languages (as identified by the navy s senior Language authority via SEPCOR)
• Human resource, Human System Integration, Human Performance Improvement
• Systems Engineering and Analysis
• Leadership and Management
• Civil Engineering
• Engineering Propulsion Systems
• Industrial Management
• Information Technology
• Nursing
• Accounting and Finances
• Electrical Engineering Technology.

Twenty-five quotas are available for the FY06 selection board.

AEV for Master's Degrees
AEV for the Master's degree program will cover 100 percent of tuition, books and related fees up to a maximum of 20,000 dollars per year for up to 24 months from the date of enrollment. Total program costs per participant will not exceed 40,000 dollars.

Master's degree program applicants must have been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education.

For FY06 the following areas of study are open for Masters degree applicants:

• Emergency and Disaster Management
• Human resources, Human System Integration, Human Performance Improvement
• Project management
• Engineering and technology, Systems Engineering and Analysis
• Information Technology
• Homeland Defense and Security
• Leadership and Management
• Business Administration
• Education and Training Management

Five quotas are available for the FY06 selection board. Additional information about the AEV Program can be viewed on the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) website. The quick link is located on the left-hand side of the learning page.