October 2008

Click here to read an official press release from Headquarters Marine Corps and Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) officially announcing the launch of the Academic Explorer (AeX) at www.mcaex.net and the Scholarship & Financial Aid Explorer (SFeX) at www.mcsfex.net platforms that provide valuable resources to the Marine Corps Community with an un-biased, comprehensive set of information to enable Marines, family members and counselors to explore higher education and financial aid opportunities.

October 2008

We are pleased to announce another new platform that further compliments the Academic Explorer (AeX) at www.mcaex.net and the Scholarship & Financial Aid Explorer (SFeX) at www.mcsfex.net. The new platform, Marine Corps Job Explorer (JeX), launched in cooperation with the Marine Corps Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) and Family Member Employment Assistance Program (FMEAP), provides a searchable database of employment opportunities that is suited to transitioning Marines, as well as family members and others within the Marine Corps community. Members of the Marines Corps Community can use JeX to both profile their individual resumes, as well as find employment opportunities that leverage their skills and education, and supports their career goals. Likewise, businesses and organizations can use JeX to post employment opportunities that are suitable for members of the Marine Corps community. This new platform is available at www.mcjex.net

September 2008

We are pleased to announce a new application that joins together our two portals, the Academic Explorer (AeX) at www.mcaex.net and the Scholarship & Financial Aid Explorer (SFeX) at www.mcsfex.net with an integrated search engine. The AeX/SFeX Integrated Search application will allow users to search for both degree/certificate programs and scholarship opportunities, side-by-side, at the same time, with one set of search criteria. This feature will allow potential students and counselors to search for a degree or certificate program that matches the skills and interest of the student and simultaneously display any scholarship opportunities that might be available to help them complete that program offering, in addition to their TA and MGIB benefits. The Integrated Search will allow users to filter the results to the current library of over 7,000 certificate and degree programs offered by more than 120 institutions (in AeX) and simultaneously apply the same search criteria to more than 120 available scholarship opportunities, providing the filtered search results in the same format provided in AeX. Click on the "Launch Integrated Search" button at the bottom of the home page.

August 2008

The Scholarship and Financial Aid Explorer (SFeX) has been released for Live use and is getting about 12 visits per day from over 200 unique visitors. We now have over 120 military-friendly scholarships, with more being added each week. If you are in need of financial aid, launch the search engine by clicking on the "Launch SFeX" button and see for yourself. If you have a scholarship that you would like to have added to the system, please contact us via email at and we will send you a blank template with information about how to submit your scholarship or financial aid opportunity for inclusion in the portal.

July 2008

The Scholarship and Financial Aid Explorer (SFeX) goes live throughout the USMC worldwide with over 50 Scholarships and Financial Aid Options.