Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA)
Microsoft Military Affairs
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- Veterans, retirees, Guard/Reserve, or AD within 6 months of separation; prereq certs by materials cutoff
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- 17-week full-time training in Cloud App Dev, Server & Cloud Admin, or Cybersecurity Ops + Microsoft cert path + interview with Microsoft/partners
- Type
- Training program / bootcamp
- Credential strength
- 4/5: Microsoft-funded 17-week program with certifications and interviews with Microsoft or partners.
- Duration
- 17 weeks full-time
- Format
- Online (Online live (PST/CST))
- Location
- Nationwide (online)
- Deadline
- Nov 30, 2026 (Apply Nov 16 to Nov 30, 2026)
- Next start
- Apr 5, 2027 (next open cohort)
- Status
- Opens soon
- Stipend / housing / travel
- No stipend
- Jobs it can lead to
- Cloud Engineer; Cloud Application Developer; Security Analyst
- Notes
- Jan 11 2027 cohort window closed Sep 8, 2026. Jul 12, 2027 cohort window Feb 22 to Mar 8, 2027 may fit after VET TEC (Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses).
- Official page
- military.microsoft.com/mssa
- Last checked
- Sep 30, 2026