Title: AFVEC Online TA Summary
1Spouse Tuition Assistance ProgramSpouse Briefing
STAP Development Team
2Getting Registered
Begin by Clicking Create an Account on the
STAP homepage.
3Getting Registered Contd
- Please fill out the information requested in the
first two steps of the registration wizard
regarding your personal and contact information.
As having an account on STAP requires a active
military sponsor, the third step requires you to
lookup and confirm your sponsor information with
your sponsors SSN and Date of birth.
4Getting Registered Contd
- If your sponsor is not assigned to a STAP
Base(an Air Force Base in either Europe or the
Pacific) you will receive an error message
stating that the registration cannot continue at
this time. If you feel this information is
incorrect, please have your sponsor go to their
servicing education center to have the
information corrected.
5Getting Registered Contd
- Once you fill out the standard login
information, click finish to complete the
registration process. Please be aware of the
password requirements when creating your
password. The confirmation step after this will
log you in automatically to STAP.
6Spouse Home Page
Provides a quick readout of your education record
including any flags on your account as well as
your available funds.
STAP News comes directly from the Air Force Aid
Society.
Education Center News comes directly from your
servicing education center.
The contact information for your education center.
7Spouse Education Record
- There are two ways to get to your education
record. You can either click Look at My
Education Record on your home page or go to the
menu option My Education Record.
8Spouse Education Record Contd
- Navigating your education record is easy the
tabs across the top indicate the section you are
currently viewing. If you need to update any
information on your Personal Information, Sponsor
Information, or Degree Levels tab and are unable
to edit it, you should contact your education
center to have it updated.
9Spouse Education Record Contd
- Your enrollments lists all your courses that you
have received STAP tuition assistance for through
this system. Clicking any of the Tuition
Assistance ID numbers (TAID) will open that
Tuition Assistance Document.
10Spouse Education Record Contd
- This view will show you all the information on
this Tuition Assistance (TA) document. Before a
TA document is approved, you can cancel the
application with the cancel button below. After
approval you cannot delete a TA unless you go to
your education center.
Clicking a course code will show you information
about that course.
11Spouse Education Record Contd
- Once your TA is approved, you can print your
approval letter with the link at the top of the
document. The approval letter should be taken to
your school as payment. As stated in the
previous slide, you need to go to your education
center if anything needs to be changed on this TA
document.
12Applying for Tuition AssistanceIntroduction
Please read the introduction to the Tuition
Assistance Application very carefully. If any
flags on your education record exist that make
you ineligible for TA, you will be stopped at
that point and will not be allowed to continue.
To begin the application click the link at the
bottom of the introduction.
13STAP Tuition Assistance Request Navigating
Navigation is Easy! Located on top you can see
what step you are on. There are five steps
involved in completing your application.
You must certify that your sponsor information is
correct. If not, contact your education center.
On the bottom, you will see the next and cancel
buttons. These are used to navigate through the
application steps. A previous button will appear
starting in step 2.
14STAP Tuition Assistance RequestSelect School and
Enter Term Dates
You can only receive STAP TA for a school in this
dropdown list. If your school is not listed,
contact your education center for more
information.
Enter the term dates for the course(s) which you
will be taking. Please note that term dates are
inclusive dates of a specific term and do not
necessarily represent the exact start date for
your specific course (ex. Term starts on Monday,
January 10th, but your course does not start
until Wednesday, January 12th).
15STAP Tuition Assistance RequestAdd Course
Information
Click here to add a course to your TA
application.
16STAP Tuition Assistance RequestAdd Course
Information
The Course Data Form will need to be filled in
manually. You can get this information by viewing
your institutions student handbook or website.
17STAP Tuition Assistance RequestAdd Course
Information
Continue to add courses to the form until you are
finished.
18STAP Tuition Assistance RequestAdd Financial
Information
STAP tuition assistance is based on your income,
the income of your sponsor, and the number of
dependent children you have. Step 4 requires
that you enter this information.
19STAP Tuition Assistance RequestAgree to
Conditions/Certifications
Please read the certifications and conditions.
You must agree to the certifications and
conditions by checking them off prior to
submitting your application for approval.
Once you have agreed to the conditions and
certifications, click the finish button to
submit.
20STAP Tuition Assistance RequestComplete!
Your application will be submitted to your local
education center. The next step is to Print the
TA Application, sign it, and take it to your
education center. The education center will then
go through the approval process on their end.
Watch your Enrollments on your education record
for a status view of your request.
21My Profile
- To get to your STAP user profile click My
Profile on the main menu.
22My Profile
Your profile allows you to update your email
address as well as change your password. The
email address on this profile is the same as the
one on your education record.
23For questions, comments, or feedback please feel
free to contact STAP Support. Emailafvec.suppor
t_at_pentagon.af.mil