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The Fund For Veterans Education

http://www.veteransfund.org/

Eligibility:
To be eligible to receive financial aid, applicants must:

Be veterans of any branch of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines), Coast Guard, National Guard and Armed Forces Reserves.
Have served and been deployed for at least 60 days in Afghanistan or Iraq (or served in the surrounding area and have documented service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom) after September 11, 2001, or be veterans who were deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq after September 11, 2001, but did not meet the 60-day active service period as a result of a service-related injury or condition incurred while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Be enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate program of study at any accredited two-year or four-year institution, public or private, including technical schools for the Spring 2009 term.
Have applied for and accepted all federal, state and institutional need-based grants and all available military educational benefits. The program is open to both US citizens and non-US citizens as long as all other eligibility requirements, including military service, are met.

Scholarship for Law School Vets

http://www.LawSchoolVets.com

The Military and Veterans Benefits Scholarship Program awards three $2,000 scholarships to 2L or 3L law school students. Qualifying applicants include any student accepted to an accredited law school program, full-time for the associated Fall semester. Students must also have served in a branch of the Armed Forces, or be concurrently involved with a branch of the Armed Forces. These may include: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Reserve, Marines and ancillary departments and programs.

VFW Military Family Scholarship

http://www.vfw.org

http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.leveld&did=3561

The VFW's Military Family Scholarship program provides fifty $1,500 scholarships each year to VFW members (minimum 2 years) who are currently serving in uniform or have been discharged within the thirty-six (36) months prior to the December 31 deadline each year.

The scholarships will be awarded to servicemembers from each branch of service (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard) during the first quarter of the year following the deadline.

Note: Servicemembers may elect to use the scholarship for their spouse or child to attend school.

Military Scholarship Finder

http://aid.military.com/scholarship/search-for-scholarships.do

Find millions of dollars in scholarships and grants exclusively for the military community!

USB Tennessee (SSBN734) Scholarship Fund

http://www.nmcrs.org/spec-prgm.html

Through the USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) Scholarship Fund (TENNESSEE), the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides need based financial assistance in the form of a grant for the undergraduate college education of dependent children of active duty Navy personnel who are current or former members of the USS TENNESSEE. Children of retired former crewmembers of the TENNESSEE are also eligible.

Students who apply for the TENNESSEE Program may also apply for the Travers Loan Program.

AMVETS

http://www.amvets.org/programs/programs_scholarships.html

AMVETS annually awards scholarships to veterans/active military, their sons, daughters or grandchildren. A son, daughter or grandchild of a deceased veteran is also eligible. Awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need, the scholarships go to deserving high school seniors, high school JROTC students and veterans pursuing a higher education.

AFCEA Educational Foundation

http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/DisabledVeteranScholarship.asp

The AFCEA Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the newly established Disabled War Veterans Scholarships of $2,500 each. The Scholarships are made possible by generous contributions from Microsoft employees with matching funds from Microsoft Corporation

Veterans of Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Iraqi Freedom Scholarship Deadline: April 1, 2009

AFCEA Education Foundation

http://www.afcea.org/education/Scholarships/undergraduate/veteran.asp

Applicants must be currently enrolled and attending either a two-year or four-year accredited college or university in the United States. Applications will be accepted from qualified freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students enrolled at the time of application either part time or full time in an eligible degree program as stated below.  Candidates must be majoring in the following or C4I-related fields of electrical, aerospace, systems or computer engineering; computer engineering technology; computer network systems; information systems security; computer information systems; information systems management; technology management; electronics engineering technology; computer science; physics; mathematics; or science or mathematics education. Majors directly related to the support of U.S. intelligence or national security enterprises with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible.

Army Aviation Association of America Scholarships Deadline: May 1, 2009

http://www.quad-a.org/scholarship.htm

Contact: Deborah Cavallaro Phone: 203-268-2450 E-mail: Scholarship@quad-a.org

This program is open to AAAA members and their spouses, unmarried siblings, unmarried children, and unmarried grandchildren. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university. Graduate students must include a 250-word essay on their life experiences, work history, and aspirations. Some scholarships are specifically reserved for enlisted, warrant officer, company grade, and Department of the Army civilian members. Selection is based on academic merit and personal achievement. To apply applicants must request a Scholarship, Grant/Loan application. Students can email the Army Aviation Association at scholarship@quad-a.org for materials. Students must provide their full name, name of the AAAA member and complete mailing address to send the materials.

Mike Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund Deadline: May 31, 2009 http://www.vva.org/scholarship.html

Contact: Mike Nash Scholarship Program Phone: (800) VVA-1316 E-mail: finance@vva.org This program is open to 1) members of VVA; 2) the spouses, children, stepchildren, and grandchildren of VVA members; and 3) the spouses, children, stepchildren, and grandchildren of MIA, KIA, or deceased Vietnam veterans. Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll at least half time at an accredited college, university, or technical institution. Along with their application, they must submit high school or college transcripts; SAT, ACT, or other recognized test scores; a letter of recommendation from a VVA state council, chapter, or national; 2 letters of recommendation; a letter describing their current educational goals and objectives, individual accomplishments, and any other personal information that may assist in the selection process; and documentation of financial need. The stipend is $1000 per year.

E.E. Mixon Second Dragoon Foundation Scholarship Deadline: July 15, 2009

http://2nddragoons.altazi.com/index/

This program is open to former members of the Second Cavalry Regiment and the children of current or former members. Members of other Army units and their children may also be considered, especially if they have a previous connection with the Second Cavalry Regiment or other U.S. Cavalry Regiments. Applicants must submit a 500-word essay on 1 of the following topics: 1) how our military presence in Europe contributed to the end of the Cold War; 2) the role of the non-commissioned officer corps in the U.S. military; or 3) what America means to them. They must be attending or planning to attend a college or university. Selection is based on the essay and a statement of their educational goals, projected or current field of study, and personal or family affiliation with a cavalry unit.

Marine Sgt Jeannette L. Winters Memorial Scholarship Deadline: September 1, 2009
AFCEA Education Foundation

http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/sgtjean.asp

Applications for the Marine Corps Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters Memorial Scholarship are requested from U.S. Marine Corps men and women who are currently on active duty, in the reserves or honorably discharged veterans. Eligible candidates must be currently attending fully accredited colleges or universities in the United States and enrolled as either part-time or full-time undergraduate students in an eligible Bachelor of Science degree program. Students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors who meet these requirements are eligible to apply.

LTG Douglas D. Buchholz Memorial Scholarship Deadline: November 15, 2009 AFCEA Education Foundation

http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/ltgdoug.asp Contact: Joseph Yavorsky E-mail: president@afcea-augusta.org

Candidates must be current active enlisted soldiers assigned to Fort Gordon, Georgia, have completed a minimum of 15 semester hours/25 quarter hours, be currently enrolled either full or part time at an accredited U.S. college and majoring in the following or related fields of electrical, chemical, systems or aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics, science or mathematics education, or computer science. Majors directly relate to the support of U.S. Intelligence enterprises or national security with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Veteran Dependent Scholarships

Thanks USA

http://www.thanksusa.org/main/scholarships.html

Who is eligible for the scholarships?
All dependent children, age 24 and under (as of the 5/15/08 application deadline), and all spouses of active-duty U.S. military service personnel are eligible to apply for scholarships with ThanksUSA®. ThanksUSA defines "Active-duty U.S. military personnel" as those who have served in active duty for at least 180 days since 9/11/01, including all those who have been killed or wounded in action. "U.S. military personnel" are defined as members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Members of the military reserves who have been activated to full-time duty and members of the National Guard who have been federalized and who otherwise meet the requirements are both eligible.

Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the military service member's household and/or primarily supported financially by the service member. Applicants must plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, vocational school or technical school. They must also have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on their relevant academic record (e.g., high-school record for incoming freshmen or post-secondary school record for those already enrolled in a college, university or vocational/technical school).

Awardees are required to comply with all academic and institutional rules, regulations and guidelines and to abide by all governing laws. Awardees who do not attend, who drop out or who are expelled will forfeit their grant. Further, awards will not be deferred for any reason. However, eligible applicants may apply in subsequent years if ThanksUSA is offering the same scholarship program at that point.

100th Infantry Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund

http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/index.php?id=50

Annual awards for direct descendants of a 100th Infantry Battalion World War II Veteran who are undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time at an accredited postsecondary institution. Students must have a minimum 2.7 GPA and participate in extracurricular activities and community service. Due date, number of awards and award amount may vary. An essay and a personal statement must be included with application packet. Ada Mucklestone Memorial Scholarship

http://www.illegion.org/auxiliary/scholar.html

Applicants for this award shall be children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren of veterans who served in the Armed Forces during eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion. (a) April 6, 1917 through November 11, 1918 (WWI); (b) December 7, 1941 through December 31, 1946 (WWII); (c) June 25, 1950 through January 31, 1955 (Korea); (d) February 28, 1961 through May 7, 1975 (Vietnam); (e) August 24, 1982 through July 31, 1984 (Grenada & Lebanon); (f) December 20, 1989 through January 31, 1990 (Panama Canal); (g) August 2, 1990 through cessation (Persian Gulf). Applicants must be a resident of the State of Illinois or a member in good standing of The American Legion Family, Department of Illinois.

AFCEA General Emmett Paige Scholarship

http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/genemm.asp

Annual award for veterans, military personnel, and family members who are planning to major in engineering (aerospace, chemical, computer or electrical), mathematics, physics, or computer science. The program is open to those currently enrolled full-time in a 4-year degree program at an accredited college/university in the United States. Graduating high school seniors are not eligible, but veterans entering college as freshmen may apply. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, have good moral character, have demonstrated academic excellence, have a minimum 3.4 GPA, and be motivated to obtain a college education. Due date, number of awards and award amount varies.

Airmen Memorial Foundation (AMF) Scholarship Program

http://www.hqafsa.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Scholarship_Application&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=4399

Annual awards for full-time undergraduate students the dependent children of active duty, retired or veteran members of the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve Command. Applicants must be under the age of 23, and have a minimum 3.5 GPA. High school graduates must also have a minimum 1650 SAT score or a minimum 24 ACT score. Proof of sponsor's military status, and two essays must be included with application packet. Nonrenewable; recipients may reapply.

Annual awards for California resident that is a high school senior whose parent served or is serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during one of the eligible periods listed on American Legion Auxiliary's website. Requirements considered are character, patriotism, leadership, financial need, and academics. Submit four letters of recommendation, an essay, transcript, verification of community service, and ACT or SAT scores with application packet. This award will be presented to a candidate that does not win the National President's Scholarship from the American Legion Auxiliary. Dependent's Scholarship Program.

https://www.usnscf.com/ScholarshipHome.aspx

Annual awards for full-time undergraduate students who are dependents of a living or deceased regular, retired, reserve, or prior service Supply Corps Officer, or has served in a Supply enlisted rating on active or retired status. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 CGPA. Selection is based on academic achievement, character, demonstrated leadership or leadership potential, extracurricular activities, and financial need. An essay and the sponsor's most recent IRS form 1040 must be included with application packet.

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

http://www.dolphinscholarship.org/?pageid=onlineapplication

Annual awards for full-time undergraduate students who are children or stepchildren (unmarried, up to age 24 at the time of deadline) of members/former members of the U.S. Navy who have either qualified in submarines and served in the Submarine Force for at least eight years, or of Navy members who have served in submarine support activities for a minimum of ten years on active duty. The ten years need not be consecutive. There is no minimum period of service for children of Navy personnel who died on active duty while in the Submarine Force. Applicant must attend an accredited four-year college/university and pursue a baccalaureate degree. Selection based on scholastic proficiency, non-scholastic activities, character, all-around ability, and financial need. Applicant must submit a completed application, sponsor's pertinent information to establish eligibility, student's academic transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, class standing/rank, GPA, financial statement, an essay, extracurricular activities and awards, work experience, and three letters of recommendation. Over 130 awards are granted annually, with approximately 25 new awards being granted. Renewable.

General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program

http://www.afas.org/Education/body_instructions.cfm

Annual awards for full-time undergraduate students who are dependent children or spouses of active, retired, retired/reserve, or deceased Air Force members. Applicants must reside and attend school within the 48 contiguous states, be a high school graduate and have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Selection is based on financial need. Nonrenewable; recipients may reapply.

General William E. DePuy Memorial Scholarships

http://www.1stID.org/foundation/huebner.cfm

Annual awards for dependent children of soldiers who served in the First Infantry Division of the U.S. Army that were killed while on active duty or in an "on-the-job" accident during a peacekeeping mission. Due date, award amount and number of awards may vary.

Judith Haupt Scholarships

http://navywivesclubsofamerica.org/scholarinfo.htm

Annual awards for undergraduate and graduate students who are children of Navy Wives Clubs of America members. Students must not carry a military ID card because the student has reached adult age. Applicants must be accepted to a college prior to application due date. Number of awards and award amount may vary.

National President's Scholarship

http://www.mnala.org/ala/scholarship.asp?PPG_Programs_0001_PBL_PK=47

Annual awards for sons or daughters of veterans who are graduating high school seniors planning to attend a postsecondary institution.