This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. We’re really in the thick of the scholarship season now, which is both a blessing and a curse. It makes for a lot of work, but there are many wonderful opportunities and once they’re gone, they’re gone until next year. (Or forever, if they are only for graduating seniors.)
As with any other scholarship resource, verify eligibility, requirements and deadlines. We make every effort to ensure these listings are up-to-date, but we can’t guarantee it!
***Keep in mind that many of these scholarships may be impacted by shutdowns due to COVID-19. Fundraisers that fund these scholarships may not be happening and there may be other situations outside of anyone’s control. Please be patient and understanding.***
Army Emergency Relief MG James Ursano Scholarship Program for Dependent Children
Deadline: 1 April 2021
Description: The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program is a need-based scholarship program established to assist children of Army Soldiers in obtaining their first undergraduate degree. Applicants may receive assistance for up to four academic years but must meet eligibility criteria and reapply each year.
Amount: $500 to $3,400
Link: https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org/scholarships
Naval Officer Spouses Club Washington DC
Deadline: 1 April 2021
Description: The NOSCDC offers merit-based scholarships to high school graduating seniors and military spouses living in the National Capitol Region. Double check all the necessary paperwork!
Amount: $500 to $3,400
Link: https://noscdc.org/philanthropy
US Coast Guard CPO Association Walter Gore Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 1 April 2021
Description: The Walter Gore Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to members of the CPOA/CGEA who are attending university, college, or vocational school. You must be a member “in good standing” of USCG CPOA/CGEA for at least one year regardless of age, and there is an essay section!
Amount: up to $500
Link: https://www.uscgcpoa.org/resources/walter-gore-memorial-scholarship/
USCG CPO Association Captain Caliendo Scholarship
Deadline: 1 April 2021
Description: Applicant must be a dependent child of a member or deceased member of the USCG CPOA/CGEA, under the age of 24 by April 1st of the award year. No age limit exists for children with disabilities. This scholarship also has an essay portion.
Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Link: https://www.uscgcpoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CCCAF-2021-APPLICATION.pdf
Navy Chief Petty Officer Association Scholarship
Deadline: 1 April 2021
Description: Applicants must:
- must be the immediate family member of either an active duty, retired, reserve or deceased Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy (children may be natural, adopted or step-children)
- be about to graduate or have graduated from an accredited high school, or equivalent educational institution or have successfully earned a General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
- must intend to enter, or be currently enrolled in a community college, vocational college, college or university to complete the curriculum prescribed in or to be graduated with an AA, AS, BA or BS degree.
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.cposf.org/scholarship
Military Spouses of Newport
Deadline: 2 April 2021
Description: The Military Spouses of Newport offer merit-based annual awards for:
- graduating high school students that reside in or are attached to a base in the state of Rhode Island that are dependents of active duty, retired or deceased military personnel
- dependent children (other than high school seniors) in post-secondary education, certification, or professional programs
- spouses of RI active duty military personnel.
Amount: $500 to $2,500
Link: http://www.milspousenewport.org/Scholarships
Raytheon Technologies Spy 6 Scholarship
Deadline: 5 April 2021
Description: The Raytheon Missiles & Defense SPY-6 Scholarship, named for the U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 Family of Radars, provides returning sailors an opportunity to achieve educational goals and position themselves for success in civilian professions. Applicants must be student veterans pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited university or college.
Amount: $10,000
Link: https://studentveterans.org/programs-events/scholarships/raytheon-technologies-spy-6-scholarship/
Student Veterans of America NBC Universal Scholarship
Deadline: 9 April 2021
Description: The SVA offers this scholarship to applicants who are interested in the entertainment industry. Applicants must be student veterans pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited university or college.
Amount: $12,000
Link: https://studentveterans.org/programs-events/scholarships/comcast-nbcuniversal-scholarship/
Thanks USA Scholarship
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: Applicants must be a dependent child, age 24 and under (as of application deadline) or a spouse of active-duty, discharged, or retired U.S. military personnel. They must be current high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or vocational technical or trade school program for the academic year. Spouses enrolled part time in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited institution are also eligible. Check for more specific requirements regarding GPA and non-degree licensures!
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.thanksusa.org/apply.html
Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: Applicants must be the child or grandchild of a Seabee or Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officers. Seabees are enlisted personnel with a Seabee rating, CEC officers, or others who have served or are serving in a Naval Construction Force Unit. This includes members of other service branches assigned to a Seabee unit. Active duty, reserve, retired and honorably discharged Seabee children and grandchildren are eligible to apply. Applicants must currently be a senior in high school or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.seabee.org/scholarships
Army Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: Applicants must:
- Be sons or daughters of regular active duty, active duty Reserve, or active duty National Guard U.S. Army members in good standing, OR
be spouses of serving enlisted regular active duty, active duty Reserve, or active duty National Guard U.S. Army members in good standing, OR
be sons or daughters of former U.S. Army members who received an honorable discharge or medical discharge, or who were killed while serving in the U.S. Army. - Be high school seniors, high school graduates, or registered as undergraduate students at an accredited college or post high school vocational/technical institution.
- Have a 2.0 grade point average on a 4 point system.
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Not have reached their 24th birthday by the application deadline date in the year they apply if they are a child of an Army member.
- Not have previously earned a bachelor’s degree from a college or university.
Amount: $500 to $2,000
Link: http://armyscholarshipfoundation.org/apply.html
No Greater Sacrifice
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: No Greater Sacrifice (NGS) is dedicated to the children of our nation’s fallen and wounded Service members (post 9/11/01) by delivering scholarships and resources to improve their quality of life through the pursuit of higher education. Applicants must email for an eligibility application, so make sure you get on this one early!
Amount: unspecified
Link: http://www.nogreatersacrifice.org/who-we-help
Fleet Reserve Association Member Scholarships
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: The applicant must be an FRA member; spouse; dependent biological, step, or
adoptive child; or biological, step, or adoptive grandchild; or biological, step, or adoptive great grandchild of an FRA member.
Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Link: https://www.fra.org/FRA/Web/FRA_Docs/FRA%20Education%20Foundation%20forms/2021%20FRA%20Member%20Scholarship.pdf
Fleet Reserve Association Non-Member Scholarships
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: You may apply for FRA Non-Member Scholarship if the applicant or sponsor is an FRA non-member, living, on active duty, reserve, retired, or honorably discharged veteran of the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard. The applicant must be an FRA non-member; spouse; dependent biological, step, or adoptive child; or biological, step, or adoptive grandchild; or biological, step, or adoptive great grandchild of the FRA non-member.
Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Link: https://www.fra.org/FRA/Web/FRA_Docs/FRA%20Education%20Foundation%20forms/2021%20FRA%20Non-Member%20Scholarship.pdf
Fleet Reserve Association Auxiliary Scholarship
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: The applicant must be a LA FRA or FRA member; spouse; dependent biological, step, or adoptive child; or biological, step, or adoptive grandchild; or biological, step or adoptive great-grandchild of the LA FRA or FRA member.
Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Link: https://www.fra.org/FRA/Web/FRA_Docs/2020%20LA%20FRA%20Scholarship.pdf
Fleet Reserve Association Colonel Hazel Benn Scholarship
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: Unmarried dependent child of the sponsor, enrolled for the fall of 2019 as a freshman or sophomore college undergraduate at a state or regionally accredited institution of post-secondary education located in the United States. Your sponsor must be a current member in good standing of the Fleet Reserve Association or a FRA member in good standing at time of death, and served or is now serving in the U.S. Navy as an enlisted medical rating assigned to and serving with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Link: https://www.fra.org/FRA/Web/FRA_Docs/FRA%20Education%20Foundation%20forms/2021%20BENN%20Scholarship.pdf
American Legion Legacy Scholarship
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: The American Legion Legacy Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship designed to fulfill a financial gap remaining after all federal and state educational grants/scholarships available to an eligible applicant have been utilized. Eligible students include children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001 and children of post-9/11 veterans having been assigned a combined disability rating of 50 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Amount: up to $20,000
Link: https://www.legion.org/scholarships/legacy/about
Rear Admiral Sumner Shapiro Scholarship Program
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: The Rear Admiral Sumner Shapiro Scholarship Program, offered by the Navy Intelligence Professional organization, awards scholarships to dependent children of intelligence personnel. There are six scholarships available, including one specifically for active duty USN, USMC, and USCG enlisted personnel serving in intelligence-related assignments.
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://navintpro.org/scholarships/
Walter Beall Scholarship
Deadline: 15 April 2021 (requests for applications must be made by 1 April!)
Description: This scholarship is sponsored by past regional presidents of the Fleet Reserve Association. Applicants may be FRA members or spouses, sons or grandsons, daughters or granddaughters of members in good standing of the Fleet Reserve Association or of members in good standing at the time of their death. Members must have been continuous members (in good standing) for two years prior to the award being made to an applicant. Applicants must be US citizens and pursue Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or Aviation oriented degrees. They must attend an accredited college/university or technical institution in the United States and must remain a student in good standing.
Amount: $2,000 to $5,000
Link: http://www.walterbeallscholarship.org/apply/
Patriot Legacy Fund Scholarship
Deadline: 15 April 2021
Description: Applicants for this scholarship must be an unmarried dependent of a US Veteran with a disability rating of at least 10%. They must attend an undergraduate or vocational program. They must not be a member of the military including the National Guard or reserve component.
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://patriotlegacyfund.org/scholarships/
Blinded Veterans Association
Deadline: 16 April 2021
Description: Spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren of blinded veterans are eligible for the annual Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship and Thomas H. Miller Scholarship to assist them with their higher education tuition. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit through an application process that is evaluated by a committee.
Amount: $1,000 to $2,000
Link: https://www.bva.org/blinded-veterans-scholarships-awards/
FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship
Deadline: 19 April 2021
Description: Current spouses or surviving spouses of a Uniformed Service member; Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, (active duty, National Guard and Reserve, or retirees). Also the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are included as eligible. You are NOT eligible if you are a current paid federal employee, an active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces, the holder of an active securities license, National Military Family Association staff, volunteers, or representatives, already enrolled in any AFCPE® certification program, or if you have previously accepted the fellowship but did not complete the program.
Amount: study materials, webinars, and testing fees for the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) designation
Link: https://www.afcpe.org/career-and-resource-center/finra-foundation-military-spouse-fellowship/
Army Engineer Association Beardslee Scholarship
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: The Beardslee Scholarship is for Army Engineer Association family members and is awarded to four individuals. Applicants must be spouses, sons, or daughters of Army Engineer Association members.
Amount: $1,000
Link: http://armyengineer.com/scholarships/
Alexander Krieglowa Navy and Marine Corps Scholarship
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: This Navy and Marine Corps Dependents Education Foundation Scholarship Program is offered by the San Diego Council and is available for dependent child of active duty, retired, or deceased naval service members.
Amount: up to up to $15,000 for four years
Link: https://navyleague-sd.com/scholarship-program/
AMVETS
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: AMVETS has four categories of scholarships. One is for veterans, active duty, and Guard/reserve component members, one is for spouses, one is for graduating seniors, and one is for JROTC high school seniors. Check each for individual requirements!
Amount: $1,000 to $12,000, over 1 to 4 years
Link: http://amvets.org/scholarships/
VFW/Sport Clips
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: Provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt. Applicants must be retired, honorably discharged, active duty, or a member of the National Guard or Reserve. Additionally, they must be separated with or currently hold a military rank of E-5 or below and demonstrate a need for financial assisstance
Amount: up to $5,000
Link: https://www.vfw.org/assistance/student-veterans-support
Air Force Aid Association General Henry H. Arnold Scholarship
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: AFAS education support and tuition assistance is available to dependent sons and daughters of active duty, Title 10 Reservists on extended active duty, Title 32 Guard performing full-time active duty, retired, retired Reserve and deceased Air Force members, as well as spouses of active duty and Title 10 Reservists, and widows/widowers.
Amount: $500 to $4,000
Link: https://afas.org/how-we-help/general-henry-h-arnold-education-grant/
Air Force Association Scholarships
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: Air Force Association Scholarships accepts applications for thirteen different scholarships. Check for individual eligibility requirements!
Amount: varied
Link: https://www.afa.org/education/scholarships
The Enlisted Association Scholarship
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: Applicants must have Dependent status*. Adults or emancipated children are not eligible.
Applicants must be the child or grandchild of a TREA member in good standing, or a deceased
TREA who was in good standing at the time of his/her demise.
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://trea.org/TREA/Resources/Scholarship/TREA/Scholarships.aspx
Army Aviation Association
Deadline: 30 April 2021, recommends submitting pre-qualification by April 1
Description: The AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation established to render financial assistance for the college-level education of members and relatives of the Army Aviation Association of America, Inc. The applicant must be a current member of the AAAA, or the spouse, child, grandchild or unmarried sibling of a current AAAA member or deceased member. The applicant must be attending an accredited college or university and selected for fall entry as an undergraduate or graduate.
Amount: unspecified
Francis and Earl Perry Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 30 April 2021
Description: Veterans Scholarship Applicants must meet the following criteria:
You Are a United States Veteran:
- Hold U.S. Veteran status having served honorably
- Be accepted to an institution of higher learning (two- or four-year undergraduate program) – or –
- Be a college student currently.
You Are a Child of a United States Veteran
- Be an unmarried child (under 24 years of age) who is a dependent
- Be accepted to an institution of higher learning (two- or four-year undergraduate program) – or –
- Be a college student currently.
Amount: $5,000
Link: https://disabilitydenials.com/about-us/college-scholarships/veterans-scholarship/
US Army Warrant Officers Association
Deadline: received in the mail by 15 May 2020
Description: Applications will be accepted from the spouses, children (natural and adopted), grandchildren and dependent stepchildren, under the age of 23 years (seniors in high school or above) of members in good standing in the USAWOA. Sponsoring member must have been a member of the USAWOA for a minimum of six months prior to the date of the application. All applicants must plan to attend, or continue their education, in an accredited American college/university, vocational technical institution on a full time basis.
Amount: varies
Link: https://usawoa.org/scholarship
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Hi Kate, thank you for having this comprehensive list of available military scholarships. This can be overwhelming and as a veteran (retired USAFR) my husband is ADAF I can use all the help I can get. With 3 girls we definitely want and need our girls to get any additional assistance with paying for their college degrees since my husband’s GI bill doesn’t cover all 3 girls.