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Service Scholarship

You've served your community.
We want to invest in yours.

$1,500 tuition discount for active military, veterans, first responders, and educators. If you've spent your career serving others, AI skills can multiply the impact you have.

$1,500
service scholarship
$5,999
→
$4,499
Military
First Responders
Educators
The discount

$1,500 off tuition. No strings attached.

Straightforward discount applied at enrollment. No separate application process beyond verifying your eligibility. Submit the form below, we verify, the discount is applied before your first payment.

$1,500
service scholarship
$5,999 standard tuition
$4,499
Eligibility

Who qualifies.

Military

Active duty service members, veterans, and reservists across all branches of the U.S. armed forces.

Army · Navy · Air Force · Marines · Coast Guard · Space Force · National Guard · Reserves

First Responders

Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and other emergency services personnel. Active or retired.

Law enforcement · Fire service · EMS / paramedics · Emergency dispatch · Search and rescue

Educators

Current or former K-12 teachers, school administrators, university faculty, and other education professionals.

K-12 teachers · School administrators · College faculty · Instructional coordinators · School counselors
Process

How to claim your discount.

01

Submit this form

Tell us about your service background and what you want to build. Takes about 5 minutes.

02

We verify eligibility

Simple proof of service: military ID, badge, teaching license, or equivalent. Quick and respectful.

03

Discount applied at enrollment

$1,500 applied to your tuition before your first payment. Then complete the standard application.

Details

What's covered. What's not.

✓ What the scholarship covers

✓ $1,500 off the $5,999 standard tuition, bringing it to $4,499
✓ Available on all payment plan options (discount applies to total)
✓ Stackable with employer reimbursement
✓ Full access to everything in the standard program

— What it doesn't cover

— API costs during the program (~$15-30, paid separately)
— Housing (partner discounts available)
— Cannot be combined with other discount codes
— Subject to seat availability in the cohort
Apply for the discount

Tell us about your service.

This form is for the scholarship only. After we verify eligibility, you complete the standard MakerSquare application. Both can run at the same time.

Scholarship FAQ

Common questions.

Yes. Submit the scholarship form and the program application simultaneously. We verify eligibility in parallel.
Yes. The scholarship applies to both active and retired service members, first responders, and educators.
Yes. Submit the form anyway. We'd rather err on the side of including people. We'll let you know within 2 business days.
Yes. The $1,500 discount is applied to your total tuition ($4,499), then you can split that across payments.
Yes. The scholarship is stackable with employer reimbursement. Your employer covers the discounted tuition, not the original amount.

Apply for the discount. Then apply to the program.

We confirm eligibility within 2 business days.

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