Alrighty kids, listen up! There is a lot of money up for grabs… all you have to do is give a little elbow grease and do a little digging. I did a lot of the dirty work for you — check out these military scholarships! Many of the deadlines are right around the corner in February and March!
Even if you’re not thinking about college money for your junior higher, there is a really big scholarship program called the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen which is geared toward them! I know that trying to save up money and pay for school can seem like an uphill battle. However, there are plenty of scholarships for military personnel, children of military service-members including parents, grandparents and more. Some of these scholarships are unit specific, so please check them out to see if you qualify. Remember that these are the most general scholarships available and that several smaller Marine Corps organizations or other military organizations offer state by state scholarships as well.
100th Infantry Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund (Feb)
29 Palms Officer Spouse’s Club
531 Gray Ghost Squadron Association (Feb)
AFCEA Scholarships (please note there are several scholarships within this page with multiple deadlines)
AFCEA Nova (Anytime)
AMVETS (April/May)
American Patriot Freedom Scholarships for Military Dependents (May)
American Legacy Scholarships (April)
American Legion Auxiliary (February)
Armed Services YMCA (March)
Better Chance Scholarship (May)
Camp Pendleton Officer Wives Club (March)
Cape Canaveral Chapter of Military Officers Association of America (March)
Daughters of the Cincinnati Scholarship Fund (March)
Dependents of Deceased Service Members Scholarship Program
Disabled American Veterans Aux Education (Feb)
EOD Memorial Foundation (Feb)
Fifth Marine Division Association Scholarship (Feb)
First Command Educational Foundation Scholarships (November)
First Marine Division Association Scholarship Fund
Fisher House Foundation
Folds of Honor Scholarship Programs (May)
Force Recon Association Scholarships
Frame My Future (March)
Gallagher’s Army
Hanscom Spouses’ Club Scholarships (March)
Heroes Tribute Scholarship (Feb)
Imagine America Military Scholarship Program (Monthly)
Jewish War Veterans Scholarship (April)
John J. Guenther Merit Scholarship for members of the MC Intelligence Association (July)
Kathern F. Gruber Scholarships for children of blinded veterans
Ladies Auxiliary VFW Scholarship for Girls (March)
LA FRA National President’s Scholarship (April)
Laura Blackburn Memorial Scholarship (March)
Lest We Forget POW/MIA/KIA Scholarship (April)
Marine Corps Tankers Scholarship
Marine Corps Counterintelligence Scholarship (June)
Marine Corps League (June)
Marine Memorial Scholarship
MGYSGT George T Curtis Scholarship (Feb)
Mike Nash Memorial Scholarship from the Vietnam Veterans of America (May)
Military Education Scholarships (April/October)
Military Family Support Trust (Feb)
Military Order of the Purple Heart (Feb)
Military Sons and Daughters Scholarship
Military Officers Association of America (Nov)
National Military Intelligence Association
Naval Enlisted Reserve Association (June)
Navy League Foundation’s Scholarship Program (Feb)
Navy Wives Club of America (May)
Non Commissioned Officers Associations (March)
Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarship (May)
Pat Tillman Military Scholar (May)
POW/MIA Scholarship Jerry L Anderson (July)
Quantico Officer Spouses’ Club
Second Marine Division Association Memorial Scholarship
Sixth Marine Division Association Memorial Scholarship (Feb/April)
Thanks USA (May)
The Retired Enlisted Association (April)
Third Marine Division Association Scholarship
Veterans of the Vietnam War Scholarship (October)
VietNow Scholarship
Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen (November)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy (November)
Women Marines Association (March)
