April Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids

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.***

Barksdale Spouses’ Club

Deadline: 1 April 2020

Description: Eligible applicants include dependents of all ranks of the U.S. Armed Forces (Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard currently assigned to BAFB, retiree and/or survivor)

Amount: unspecified

Link: https://barksdalespousesclub.com/philanthropy

Army Emergency Relief MG James Ursano Scholarship Program for Dependent Children

Deadline: 1 April 2020

Description: Student must be a dependent of a Soldier on federal active duty, a retired Soldier, or a deceased active or deceased retired Soldier. Children of National Guard/Reserve Soldiers are eligible if the Soldier is on Title 10 Orders for the entire academic year.
• Student must be registered as a dependent of the Solider in DEERS (Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting
System).
• Student must be under the age of 24 (eligibility ends at the end of the semester/term in which the student reaches
their 24th birthday. Example – turning 24 in December would mean the scholarship would be awarded for fall term
ONLY.)
• Student must remain unmarried for the entire academic year.
• Student must not be a member of the National Guard, Reserves, or other military branch.
• Student must be enrolled, accepted, or pending acceptance as a full-time student in an accredited post-secondary
or vocational institution listed in the US Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Postsecondary
Institutions (http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx). Because financial need is already met, students
attending Military Service Academies are not eligible.
• Student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Any MG James Ursano Scholarship recipient who also receives funding from other sources (i.e. GI Bill,
scholarships, VA benefits, etc.) may not be eligible to receive their full scholarship from AER. The Financial Aid
Office at each school will determine the recipient’s final eligibility based on the student’s complete
financial aid package. No student can receive funding above the school’s established Cost of Attendance – once
all costs are covered, the school must return any remaining funds to AER.

Amount: $500 to $3,400

Link: https://www.aerhq.org/Apply-for-Scholarship/Dependent-Children

US Coast Guard CPO Association Walter Gore Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: 1 April 2020

Description: You must be a member “in good standing” of USCG CPOA/CGEA for at least one year regardless of age.

Amount: up to $500

Link: https://www.uscgcpoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WGMS-2020-APPLICATION-2.pdf

USCG CPO Association Captain Caliendo Scholarship

Deadline: 1 April 2020

Description: Applicant must be a dependent child of a member or deceased member of the USCG CPOA/CGEA, who has not attained the age of 24 by 1 April of the award year. No age limit exists for children with disabilities.

Amount: $1,000 to $5,000

Link: https://www.uscgcpoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-CCCAF.APPLICATION.pdf

Navy Chief Petty Officer Association Scholarship

Deadline: 1 April 2020

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: 6 April 2020
Description: 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 Patriot Scholarship

Deadline: 8 April 2020
Description: Offered to U.S. Army veterans, including National Guard and reserve, in their sophomore, junior, or senior year of undergraduate education, or pursuing graduate education.
Amount: $10,000
Link: https://studentveterans.org/programs/scholarships?layout=edit&id=761

Thanks USA Scholarship

Deadline: 15 April 2020

Description: Applicants must be a dependent child, age 24 and under (as of application deadline) or Be 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.

Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale or its equivalent on their relevant academic record (e.g., high school record for incoming freshmen or post-secondary school record for those already enrolled in a college or university, or vocational technical or trade school program).

Spouses enrolled part time in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited institution are also eligible. Spouses may also use the award for non-degree licensure and certification programs regardless of whether an undergraduate degree has already been completed.

Amount: unspecified

Link: https://www.thanksusa.org/apply.html

Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association

Deadline: 15 April 2020

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/scholarship

Army Scholarship Foundation

Deadline: 15 April 2020

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: I believe it to be 15 April 2020

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.

Amount: unspecified

Link: http://www.nogreatersacrifice.org/who-we-help

Fleet Reserve Association Member Scholarships

Deadline: 15 April 2020
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/EssayContest/2020%20FRA%20Member%20Scholarship.pdf

Fleet Reserve Association Non-Member Scholarships

Deadline: 15 April 2020

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/2020%20LA%20FRA%20Scholarship.pdf

Fleet Reserve Association Auxiliary Scholarship

Deadline: 15 April 2020
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 2020

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/2020%20BENN%20Scholarship.pdf

American Legion Legacy Scholarship

Deadline: 15 April 2020

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
Need Based: yes
Link: https://www.legion.org/scholarships/legacy/about

Walter Beall Scholarship, sponsored by past regional presidents of the Fleet Reserve Association

Deadline: 15 April 2020

Description:

• 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/

FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship

Deadline: 17 April 2020

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://afcpe.org/resource-center/funding-and-recognition/finra-foundation-military-spouse-fellowship/read-first-then-apply

Blinded Veterans Association

Deadline: 17 April 2020
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/

Army Engineer Association Beardslee Scholarship

Deadline: 30 April 2020
Description: The Beardslee Scholarship is for Army Engineer Association family members and is awarded to four individuals who are spouses, sons, or daughters of Army Engineer Association members.
Amount: $1,000
Link: http://armyengineer.com/scholarships/

AMVETS

Deadline: 30 April 2020
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.
Amount: $1,000 to $12,000, over 1 to 4 years
Link: http://amvets.org/scholarships/

VFW/Sport Clips

Deadline: 30 April 2020
Description: Provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt.
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 2020

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 2020

Description: Various scholarships with various eligibility requirements.

Amount: varied

Link: https://www.afa.org/education/scholarships

Patriot Legacy Fund Scholarship

Deadline: 30 April 2020

Description: Applicants 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. They must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. They must not be fully funded from other sources.

Amount: unspecified

Link: https://patriotlegacyfund.org/scholarships/

The Enlisted Association Scholarship

Deadline: 30 April 2020

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

Francis and Earl Perry Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: 30 April 2020

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 their office by 1 May 2020, by regular mail
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. All must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The school must be a degree or certificate granting institution.
Amount: varies
Link: https://usawoa.org/scholarship

1st Infantry Division Huebner Scholarship

Deadline: must be received via regular mail by 1 May 2020
Description: High school seniors who are the children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren of soldiers who have served in the First Infantry Division of the United States Army, as well as children of active-duty soldiers of the division.
Amount: up to $10,000 payable to the school in four annual installments of not more than $2,500 per year.
Link: https://www.1stid.org/scholarships

If you have information about more scholarships, please email them to me at Kate at KateHorrell.com, with the word “scholarship” in the subject line. Together, we can find them all!

Please let me know if you are awarded any of the scholarships you’ve found listed here at KateHorrell.com.

I’m going to put together some sort of running balance!