Scholarships
Amount: Up to $40,000 (over 4 years). About: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) provides need-based scholarships to military children to support them in their pursuit of an associate’s or undergraduate degree or a non-degree career and technical certificate program. To date, MCSF has awarded scholarships worth nearly $185 million in honor of Marines. To…
Amount: Tuition & fees, or room & board, with $420 per month for living expenses + $1,200 per year for books. About: The Army ROTC Scholarships help students afford four-year college programs, including nursing programs. The program is meant for high school students enrolling in college, currently enrolled college students, or active-duty enlisted soldiers. To…
Amount: $5,000. About: TThe U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors the John S. McCain International Scholarship for Military Families (Gilman-McCain Scholarship), which provides awards of $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of active or activated United States military personnel during the time of application (including Air Force, Air Force Reserve,…
Amount: $2,500. About: The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) annually offers multiple War Veterans Scholarships to persons on active duty in the uniformed military services and to honorably discharged U.S. military veterans (including Reservists and National Guard personnel). To qualify, applicants must be currently enrolled and attending classes in an undergraduate program, part-time…
Amount: $1,500. About: The COL Kathleen Swacina Scholarship Fund awards one female college student a $1,500 scholarship to be applied toward the student’s ongoing higher-level academic education at an accredited four-year school. Community college students in their first two years are eligible if they will continue on to an accredited four-year college or university. Applicants…