Jewish War Veterans National Achievement Program
Deadline: 02 June 2026
Description: Each year, the Jewish War Veterans of the USA sponsors an essay contest for current service members and veterans who plan to attend or are currently attending an accredited Associate, Bachelor, Nursing, or Graduate degree program.
Amount: Four grants ranging from $1,000-$5,000
Link: https://jwvusafoundation.org/home-page-2/grants/national-achievement-programs/
Rees Veteran Program Spring
Deadline: 01 June 2026
Description: Applicants must be a veteran enrolled in an HVACR training program at an institutionally accredited school. There is an essay required!
Amount: unspecified
Link: https://www.ahrinet.org/scholarships-education/rees-scholarship-foundation/apply
State of North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Deadline: 01 June 2026
Description: Requirements: (1) At time of application, applicant must be under age 25; a resident and Domiciled in North Carolina (2)Veteran parent was a legal resident of North Carolina at the time of said veteran’s entrance into that period of service in the armed forces during which eligibility is established; OR (3) The applicant is a child, as that term is defined in 37 U.S.C. § 401 who was born in North Carolina and has been a resident of North Carolina continuously since birth.
Amount: varies
Chicago District Golf Association Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: 2 June 2026
Description: The CDGA Foundation Scholarship is awarded to disabled veterans or dependents of deceased or disabled veterans living or hospitalized in the Chicago District.
Amount: $5000 per year
Link: https://www.cdga.org/golf-givingback/golf-info.asp?id=955
Cape Canaveral MOAA
Deadline: 15 June 2026
Description: Applicant must be a full-time college junior, senior, or 1st-year graduate student, and must be a legal resident of Brevard County, FL, or descendant of a member of the Cape Canaveral MOAA, as well as a military dependent.
Amount: $5,000
Link: https://moaacc.org/scholarships/
Third Marine Division
Deadline: 15 June 2025 – has not been updated for 2026. Keep checking back.
Description: All children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of those Association members who have held Association membership for at least two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to the eligible dependent child’s first application for scholarship assistance are eligible to apply for scholarship consideration.
Amount: unspecified
Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: 15 June 2026
Description: Scholarships available to current and former Special Operations professionals, from all branches of the government, for traditional education and professional/vocational training.
Amount: unspecified
Army Engineer Association Educational Support Program
Deadline: 1 June 2026
Description: Awards are offered only to current members of the AEA who are serving either in an active, reserve, or national guard component Army Engineer unit, school, or organization within the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army. Awardees must continue AEA membership throughout the period of the award.
Eligibility: Current AEA Members in the grades or ranks shown:
- Commissioned Officers: 2LT, 1LT, CPT and MAJ
- Warrant Officer: WO1, WO2 and WO3
- Enlisted: SPC, CPL, SGT, SSG and SFC.
- Department of Army Civilian Employee
Amount: $1,000
Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Description: The scholarship applicant must be a dependent son or daughter of a National Guard member who died in an operational or training mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. All educational institutions to be attended by scholarship recipients must be geographically located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam.
Open to: High school students in their junior or senior year with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent who have been accepted to a nationally or regionally accredited community college or technical school for a two-year award or regionally accredited four-year college or university for the four-year award. OR Full-time students currently attending a nationally or regionally accredited community college or technical school with a GPA of 2.5 for the two-year award or regionally accredited four-year college or equivalent for the academic year immediately preceding the academic year for which the scholarship is sought.
Amount: $6,250 per year for two or four years
Link: https://www.ngef.org/get-involved/apply-for-the-usaa-guardian-scholarship/
Navy Enlisted Reserve Association
Deadline: 30 June 2025 – not yet updated for 2026
Description: NERA/USAA College Scholarship Program recognizes the service to the United States and sacrifices by the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserve. Applicant must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and be a member, or be sponsored by a member (as spouse, child, or grandchild) of the NERA. There is an essay required!
Amount: $1,000 – $2,000
Navy SEAL Foundation
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Description: SEAL or SWCC active duty service members and veterans can apply for this scholarship offered by the Navy SEAL Foundation. Scholarship opportunities include one to four-year grants for education, vocational, certificate, and leadership programs across both undergraduate and graduate courses of study. Check the individual scholarships for application details, and check for spouse and dependent scholarships in January. There is an essay required!
Amount: unspecified
NYS Higher Education Service Corporation
Deadline: open year round
Description: The Military Enhanced Recognition Incentive and Tribute (MERIT) Scholarship provides financial aid to children, spouses, and financial dependents of members of the United States Armed Forces or state-organized militia who, at any time on or after August 2, 1990, while New York State residents, died or became severely and permanently disabled while performing their military duties, whether in combat or not.
Amount: covers up to four years of full-time undergraduate study
USS Little Rock Association Captain Kent R. Seigel Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 30 June 2025 – not updated for 2026
Description: Applicant must be the direct descendants of those who served on USS Little Rock, providing that the veteran sponsor is a member of the Association in good standing, or was at the time of death in the case of those now deceased. Similar financial assistance is available to direct descendants of those currently serving in the crews of Little Rock LCS 9, providing that the sponsor is a member of the Association in good standing. Must have a CUM GPA of 3.0 and may apply during the spring semester of their second academic year. There is an essay required!
Amount: $1,000
Link: https://www.usslittlerock.org/scholarship_call_for_apps.html
Pioneer Loans Military Spouse Scholarship
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Description:
Applicants applying for the Homefront Scholars scholarship must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- 18 years of age or older (as of the ending entry date of each scholarship session)
- Legally married spouse of an Active-Duty, National Guard/Reserve, Career-Retired, or Medically Retired service member (as of the ending entry date of each scholarship session)
- Currently enrolled or accepted to be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or technical/vocational school (as of the award selection date of each scholarship session)
- Pursuing a degree or certificate program (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral equivalent degrees or technical/vocational program certificate/diploma)
Amount: $1,000
Link: https://pioneermilitarycredit.com/military-spouse-scholarship/
US Army Warrant Officers Association Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: 30 June 2026
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: $1,500 and 1 book scholarship of $500.00
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! And please, please let me know if you awarded any of these…that’s what makes this all worth it.
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