Scholarships
Amount: $2,000. About: The Scholarships for Military Children program annually provides hundreds of scholarships for the children of active and retired soldiers. Applicants must the dependents of active duty, reserve, retired, or deceased members of the military and possess a U.S. Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card. Additionally, applicants must be enrolled or plan to…
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: Up to $20,000. About: The American Legion, a U.S. veterans association, offers the Legacy Scholarship. This is a needs-based scholarship awarded to the children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty after September 11, 2001. Children of post-9/11 veterans who receive a combined disability rating of 50% or greater by the…
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Legion Auxiliary, an organization representing the spouses, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters of war veterans, offers the Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members, which provides $5,000 in financial aid to Junior American Legion Auxiliary members who have held a minimum three years of membership. Eligible Grade Levels: High School…
Amount: Up to $13,000. About: Administered by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education and offered by KnowBe4, Inc., a company that provides security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, the Knowbe4 Veterans, Guard, Reserve & Spouse Cybersecurity Scholarship awards up to $13,000 ($10,000 to be applied to tuition, fees, books, and electronics and up…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which provides funding for U.S. citizens who require financial assistance to study or intern abroad. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be an undergraduate student in good standing…