This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. As long as you’re stuck in the house hiding from the cold, you should be applying for scholarships!
As with any other scholarship resource, please verify eligibility requirements, application processes, and due dates. While we do our best to ensure that this listing remains up-to-date, things change all the time.
Wings Over America Scholarship Program
Deadline: Pre-qualification period ends 1 February 2020
Description: Applicants must be dependents of active duty members or former members (retired, honorably discharged or deceased) of the U.S. Navy who have served within the United States Naval Air Forces for a minimum of 6-8 years.
Amount: Most are $4,200, some are renewable
Military Family Support Trust Scholarship
Deadline: 1 February 2020
Description: Students whose parent, guardian, grand or great-grandparent are a retired, active duty, national Guard, and Reserve Officer, or a Former Officer of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and recipients of the PURPLE HEART no matter their pay grade or length of service, and WWII combat veteran of the Merchant Marine who is recognized by the Veterans Administration, and an honorably discharged or retired foreign military officer of an allied nation meeting the service and disability retirement criteria of his/her respective country and living in the US, and cadets in FL MFST JROTC Honors Program participating in school’s special
program.
Applicant must be a high school senior, have the recommendation of his/her principal, must have a minimum score 21 on the ACT or 1,000 on SAT, and have a GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 grading scale. Must demonstrate superior leadership skills in school and/or community activities. Must possess moral and character attributes worthy of scholarship candidates.
Scholarship is renewable provided the student maintains a “B” average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) throughout the term of the scholarship, being re-certified annually for college attendance. Failure to do so will result in probation for one (1) semester. If a “B” average is not later maintained, such failure will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the unused portion of the scholarship.
Amount: $500 per year for four years
Link: http://mfst.us/our-programs/scholarships/
Scott Spouses Club Scholarship
Deadline: 1 February 2020
Description: Applicant must be a high school senior child of the military member or the spouse of military member. Military members (active duty, reserve, guard) must be stationed at or assigned to Scott AFB, IL and live within 50 miles of Scott AFB, or military members (retired, POW/MIA or deceased) must live within 50 miles of Scott AFB
Amount: $1,000 or $1,500
Women’s Army Corps Veterans’ Scholarship
Deadline: 2 February 2020
Description: Applicants must be a child, grandchild, niece or nephew of an Army Service Woman, and must submit documentation of sponsor’s military service. Applicant must be a high school graduating senior, showing academic promise, with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Include a letter from the high school
attending, with transcripts. Is a United States citizen. Applicants must plan to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited college or university in the United States in pursuit of a degree course of study.
Amount: $1,500
UDT/Seal Association Scholarships
Deadline: 14 February 2020
Description: Scholarships are available for high school graduating seniors, undergraduates, and graduate studies.
Applicant must be a Dependent child of a UDT-SEAL Association member who have served in or are currently serving in the Naval Special Warfare community. Applicant must be seeking a vocational degree, associates degree, or bachelor’s degree, or graduate degree. Age and marital limitation apply to certain scholarships.
Amount: not specified
Corvias Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: 14 February 2020
Description: You must be the child of an active-duty service member stationed at:
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
- Fort Bragg
- Fort Meade
- Fort Polk
- Fort Riley
- Fort Rucker
- Fort Sill
- Edwards AFB
- Eglin AFB
- Eielson AFB
- Hurlburt Field
- McConnell AFB
- Seymour Johnson AFB
You must be a graduating senior with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Gold Star children are also eligible to apply for this scholarship regardless of their residence.
Amount: Up to $12,500 per year for four years
Navy Seal Foundation and DEVGRU Scholarships
Deadline: 14 February 2020
Description: NSW active duty service members, their spouses and dependent children, and SEAL and SWCC post-9/11 veterans, including certain NSW support personnel.
There is a separate program for dependent high school and college age dependent children of SEALs, SWCCs, and direct military support personnel who are currently working, or have previously worked, at DEVGRU, and spouses of SEALs, SWCCs, and direct military support personnel who are currently working, or have previously worked, at DEVGRU
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.navysealfoundation.org/nsf-scholarship-program-2020-cycle-1-faqs/
VFW Auxilary Scholarship
Deadline: 15 February 2020
Description: Applicant must be a current VFW Auxiliary member, or spouse or child of a current VFW Auxiliary member.
Amount: $1,000
Link: https://vfwauxca.org/uploads/Documents/FINAL-Continuing-Education-Scholarship-PRINTABLE.pdf
Belvoir Spouses Club Scholarship
Deadline: 15 February 2020
Description: Open to Belvoir Spouses Club members and their dependent children.
Amount: unspecified
Alaska Sea Service Scholarship
Deadline: 17 February 2020
Description: Must be:
- Applicant must be a dependent or direct descendant of a current or former member of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or U.S.-Flag Merchant Marines, or be an active member of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps.
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
- Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
- Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 grade scale (equivalent to a B average).
- Applicant must be a current resident of Alaska.
- Applicant must be attending an accredited college/university in the fall of 2019.
Amount: $1,000
Link: https://navyleaguefoundation.awardspring.com/Opportunities/OpportunityDetails/26803
Navy League Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: 14 February 2020 or 17 February 2020 – There are two different dates listed.
Description:
- Applicant must be a dependent or direct descendant of a current or former member of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or U.S.-Flag Merchant Marines, or be an active member of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps.
- Applicant must be a senior in high school who will graduate by the end of the 2016-2017 school year.
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
- Applicant must be attending an accredited college/university in the fall of 2017.
- Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
- Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 grade scale (equivalent to a B average).
Amount: $10,000 to $20,000
Link: https://navyleaguefoundation.awardspring.com/Opportunities
Rockwell Collins Scholarship
Deadline: 17 February 2020
Description:
- Applicant must be a dependent or direct descendant of a current or former member of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or U.S.-Flag Merchant Marines, or be an active member of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps.
- Applicant must be a senior in high school who will graduate by the end of the 2016-2017 school year.
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
- Applicant must be attending an accredited college/university in the fall of 2017.
- Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
- Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 grade scale (equivalent to a B average).
- Applicant must be planning on enrolling in an engineering, aviation or science curriculum at an accredited university.
Amount: $2,500
Link: https://navyleaguefoundation.awardspring.com/Opportunities/OpportunityDetails/26800
DECA/Scholarships for Military Children
Deadline: 24 February 2020
Description: Dependent children of active and retired Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard may apply for a scholarship who will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program leading to a bachelors degree in Fall 2020. High school applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 basis). College applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. College freshmen must submit a first semester college transcript.
Applicants attending a community or junior college must be enrolled in a program of study designed to allow them to transfer directly into a four-year program. No scholarships will be awarded to those pursuing an associates degree as their final degree, second undergraduate, or graduate school degree.
Amount: $2,000
Hero’s Legacy Scholarship Program
Deadline: 24 February 2020
Description:
Dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active duty personnel, Reserve/Guard and retired military members, or survivors of service members who died while on active duty who meet one of the following additional criteria:
- One of the parents died while serving on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 in any branch or component of the U. S. Armed Forces OR
- One of the parents, while serving on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, became disabled – meaning that the parent qualified for receipt of Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) OR
- One of the parents, who was on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, received a permanent and total compensation rating of 100% from the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs.
Amount: varies
Woman Marines Association
Deadline: 28 February 2020
Description: This one is a little tricky, because beyond the usual application requirements (which include a relationship to a Marine), you also need to get a member of the Woman Marines Association to “sponsor” you. As far as I can tell, they just need to be willing to let you use their name and membership number on their application.
Eligible applicants must have the following Marine Corps relationship:
a. Have served, or serving in the United States Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve; OR
b. Be a direct descendant by blood, legal adoption, or stepchild of a Marine on active duty, or who has served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, Regular or Reserve; OR
c. Be a sibling or a descendant of a sibling by blood, legal adoption, or stepchild of a Marine on active duty, or who has served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, Regular or Reserve; OR
d. Be a spouse of a Marine OR
e. Have completed two (2) years in the Marine Corps JROTC program.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY:
a. Must have maintained a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. (Not weighted)
b. Submit SAT or ACT Scores.
c. One copy of the official transcript with grading key sent from the school directly to the Scholarship Chairperson, not to be included in the application package.
d. Letter of acceptance for the following year from the applicant’s school of choice. (If acceptance has not been received by the deadline for submission of this application, decision of grant will be delayed until received. We acknowledge some schools do not send out their acceptance letters until later in the school year.)
COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY:
a. A minimum college GPA = 3.0.
b. All first-year students (freshmen) must submit:
i. Official final high school transcript shall be sent from the high school directly to the Scholarship Chairperson.
ii. One copy of the current official college transcripts shall be sent from the college directly to the Scholarship
Chairperson and not included in the application package.
c. 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students and graduate applicants. will be evaluated on current official transcripts sent from the school directly to the Scholarship Chairperson.
Undergraduate applicants must be full-time students (12 credit hours) in-order to be eligible
for a WMA Scholarship. Master/PhD applicants are required to take at least six (6) credit hours each semester.
Amount: $1,500 or $3,000
Coast Guard Exchange Scholarship Program
Deadline: 28 February 2020
Description: Provides scholarship to graduating senior high school students who are dependents of Coast Guard active duty, reserve, and military retired members, current civilian NAF and APF employees, and current Coast Guard Auxiliarists. Students must plan to attend an accredited college or university for undergraduate studies as a full-time student.
Amount: $2,000
EOD Warrior Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: 28 February 2020
Description:
Applicants must be the child, stepchild, spouse, or grandchild, or other DoD recognized dependent of a graduate of NAVSCOLEOD. Children or DOD recognized dependents must be 23 years or younger; There is no age limit for spouses. Active Duty service members are not eligible for scholarship awards, regardless of their relationship to NAVSCOLEOD graduates. Applicants must be a high school senior or currently enrolled full-time in an accredited program at a college, university, or trade, technical or vocational school. Graduate and professional degree programs are not eligible.
Amount: varies
Navy Supply Corps Foundation
Deadline: 28 February 2020
Description: Applicants should be:
- Spouse, child or grandchild of a living or deceased regular, retired, reserve or prior service Supply Corps officer.
- Spouse or child of an Active or Retired Enlisted with supply enlisted rating (e.g., AK, SK, MS/CS, SH, DK, LI, PC, LS).
- Recipient must attend a two (2) or four (4) year accredited college and should be a full-time undergraduate student. (Note: Spouse scholarships are available for spouses who are enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours per semester, undergraduate only)
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.usnscf.com/Foundation/pages/Programs/Scholarship
Navy Supply Corps Foundation
Deadline: 28 February 2020
Description: Applicants should be:
- Spouse, child or grandchild of a living or deceased regular, retired, reserve or prior service Supply Corps officer.
- Spouse or child of an Active or Retired Enlisted with supply enlisted rating (e.g., AK, SK, MS/CS, SH, DK, LI, PC, LS).
- Recipient must attend a two (2) or four (4) year accredited college and should be a full-time undergraduate student. (Note: Spouse scholarships are available for spouses who are enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours per semester, undergraduate only)
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.usnscf.com/Foundation/pages/Programs/Scholarship
Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program
Deadline: 28 February 2020
Description: Applicants should be:
- Be honorably-discharged (no longer drilling) veterans or spouses of disabled veterans who have served in the United States military, including the Reserves and National Guard, and have received a Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs or another document of service.
- Be high school or GED graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate (first Associates or Bachelor’s) or graduate (first Master’s degree) study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school* for the entire 2020-2021 academic year.
*College must not be on warning or probationary status with the federal government, or must not be in litigation with the federal government or a state. - Have completed the FAFSA to ensure full discovery of actual unmet need.
- Use any military education benefits for which they are eligible in the upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent.
- Be eligible for Federal Funding-Subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans &/or Federal Pell Grants.
Amount: varies based on need
Link: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/wellsfargoveterans/
Military Spouses’ Association of Camp Pendleton Scholarship
Deadline: 28 February March 2020
Description: Individuals whose sponsors are active duty members of the United States Marine Corps, Navy, (or any of the sister services) currently stationed aboard Camp Pendleton may submit an application. The sponsor may be an officer or enlisted service member. If the applicant’s sponsor is a retiree, the retiree must have been honorably retired from the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps by the time the scholarship application is submitted. Individuals whose United States Navy or United States Marine Corps sponsor is deceased may also apply. For all applicants, both the sponsor (active duty or retired) and applicant must live within a 50-mile radius of Camp Pendleton (with the exception of the student’s school address).
Amount: unspecified
Tillman Foundation Fellowship
Deadline: 29 February 2020
Description: The fellowship is available to veteran and active duty service members from all branches of the military including National Guard and Reserves who have served in pre- and post-9/11 service area, and current spouses of veteran or active duty service members, including surviving spouses.
Applicants must be full-time students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Amount: Varies
Link: https://pattillmanfoundation.org/apply-to-be-a-scholar/
Military Benefits Association
Deadline: 29 February 2020
Description:
Applicants to the Military Benefit Association Scholarship Program must:
- Be high school seniors, graduates or GED holders 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, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year. Applicants must enroll no later than the fall of the year in which the award is granted.
- Maintain a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
In addition, applicants must be one of the following:
- Dependent child of a member of Military Benefit Association who is under 26 years old as of the application deadline.
- Spouse member or a dependent spouse of a member of Military Benefit Association.
- National Guardsman or Reservist who is a member of Military Benefit Association.
- Veteran who has separated from service as of the application deadline and is a member of Military Benefit Association.
Amount: $2,300
If you belong to an organization that has a scholarship for military service members, veterans, spouses, kids, or other family members, please let me know. I’d love to include it in my list!
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