General Eligibility Criteria:
- Civilian applicants must be coded as “Tenure Group 1 – Permanent” in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System. The tenure status is indicated on the SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, in Block 24.
- All applicants must either meet the certification level required for their current position or be within the certification grace period.
Individual College Courses:
In addition to the general eligibility criteria outlined above:
- Applicants must provide documentation demonstrating that the undeclared major is not intended for a degree or certification.
Bachelor’s Degree Pursuit:
In addition to the general eligibility criteria outlined above:
- Applicants must not hold a bachelor’s degree in a technical, acquisition, or business discipline.
- Must be fully (not conditionally) accepted into a business, technical, or acquisition bachelor’s degree discipline with a declared major at a nationally or regionally accredited university or college.
- Applicants must provide documentation that validates their full acceptance into the declared major and program.
Master’s Degree Pursuit:
In addition to the general eligibility criteria outlined above:
- Applicants must be fully (not conditionally) accepted into a business, technical, or acquisition master’s degree discipline with a declared major at a nationally or regionally accredited university or college.
- Applicants must provide documentation that validates their full acceptance into the declared major and program.
Military Occupational Specialty 51C Noncommissioned Officers:
- Applicants must satisfy both the general eligibility criteria and the specific criteria for the course or degree type they are pursuing.
Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories (STRL) Applicants:
- Applicants must satisfy both the general eligibility criteria and the specific criteria for the course or degree type they are pursuing.
- Eligibility Exception: Per Section 1109 of the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Section 11.A.3.f, 82 Federal Register 43339, ATAP eligibility is extended to flexible-length and renewable-term technical appointment employees in designated STRLs. Please note: Term employees not appointed under Section 1109, FY16 NDAA, are not eligible for ATAP.
- Supervisors are required to certify that STRL applicants have been appointed under Section 1109 of the FY16 NDAA. This certification should be conveyed through an email to the ATAP Program Manager, Ms. Uhura Smith, at n.smith.civ@army.mil.
