Army Emergency Relief
The Army Emergency Relief offers scholarships to students that are dependents and spouses of Army soldiers. Application deadlines and award amounts can be found online.
The Fund for Veterans' Education
The Fund for Veterans' Education provides scholarships to veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. For more information can be found online.
NMFA Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship Program
The National Military Family Association’s Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarships are awarded to spouses of Uniformed Services members (active duty, National Guard and Reserve, retirees, and survivors) to obtain professional certification or to attend post secondary or graduate school. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000, and the number awarded each year varies depending on funding. For additional information, visit the National Miliarty Family Association (NMFA) online.
Military Order of the Purple Heart
The program is administered by the National Headquarters of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) with funding provided by the Service Foundation of the Order. To be eligible, applicants must be a child or grandchild (natural, adopted, or step-) or the spouse of a MOPH member in good standing; be a citizen of the United States; be a graduate of an accredited high school; have a capacity for advanced academic achievement or the potential for technical proficiency demonstrated by a 3.5 GPA based on a 4.0 grading system; and be enrolled in a full-time program of study in a college or trade school. Applications and additional information about MOPH can be accessed online.
Military Spouses Scholarship
To benefit military spouses and their families, the Department of Defense is partnering with schools and other agencies to support military spouses in pursuit of education, training, licensing, credentialing and employment in high growth, high demand portable careers. Military spouses may receive up to $6,000 in Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) Financial Assistance. For additional information, visit Military One Source online.
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides educational assistance to the children and unremarried spouses of deceased service members. More information and application instructions can be found online.
Lucile Parrish Ward Veterans Award
The Lucile Parrish Ward Veterans Award is available to any veteran of the Armed forces of the United States whose service in the military caused a delay in the pursuit of a music career. The amount of the award is $2,000. To be eligible a student must have a high school diploma or GED, and be accepted or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, in pursuit of an undergraduate, Masters, or Doctoral degree in the field of music. Application forms may be downloaded from the National Federation of Music Club.
Troops to Teachers
Troops to Teachers is a cooperative project between the U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education. Troops to Teachers is a federally funded program to assist retired and separated members of the Armed Forces, as well as Guard and Reserve personnel with obtaining certification and employment as teachers. More information about the VA Department of Education Troops to Teachers can be found online.
VA Mortgage Center.com's Military Education Scholarship Program
VA Mortgage Center.com awards three $1,000 scholarships each May and November to students with eligible ROTC or military affiliation. Recipients must be full-time students or planning to enroll full-time within the year and are chosen based on essay submissions. More information and application instructions can be found online.
