Military/Veterans Affairs Scholarships

The American Legion sponsors a number of programs for both high school seniors and current undergraduate college students. Various eligibility requirements apply for each scholarship. For scholarship applications and additional information visit the American Legion website.

Eligibility: College students who are pursuing their first undergraduate degree; each individual scholarship has its own additional requirements

Amount: Awards range from $500 to $3,400

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for Army Emergency Relief Scholarship Programs here.

Eligibility: Female student or the child of a female who has served or is serving honorably in the US Army, US Army Reserve, Army National Guard

Amount: Varies based on scholarship

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for Army Women’s Foundation Legacy Scholarships here.

Eligibility: A woman veteran, reside in the geographical area of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wheeling WV, and must demonstrate through documentation her financial need.

Amount: No less than $1,000

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the Ethel F. Lord Fellowship here (PDF).

Eligibility: High school seniors or undergraduate college students who are children of active-duty personnel, reserve/guard and military members, or survivors of service members who died while on active duty

Amount: $2,000

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the Fisher House Foundation Scholarship here.

The Lebanon Valley College Military Scholars Tuition Reduction Program is available to Veterans (whose discharge is other than dishonorable) and current Servicemembers on Active Duty or serving as reservists. This program is offered only to enrolled part-time undergraduate students or Master’s level graduate students enrolled in the MBA program. The program is not open to dependents of Veterans or to full-time undergraduate students or students of any other graduate program. The tuition will be set at a rate of $485 per credit for the 2021-2022 academic year and will be re-evaluated each year.

Eligibility: Undergraduate college students who are pursuing their first Bachelor’s degree; each individual scholarship has its own eligibility requirements.

Amount: Varies based on scholarship (awards range from $1,500 to $10,000)

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation here.

BestColleges.com provides a scholarship resource guide for military dependents that covers insightful information for every military service branch.

Eligibility: Veteran, Active-Duty Servicemembers, National Guard, Reservists and their dependents that are pursuing a degree as a full-time student with a cumulative minimum GPA of a 3.0

Amount: $1,000

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the NAVPA Scholarship here.

Eligibility: Active duty Sailors and Marines or children and spouses of active duty or retired Sailors or Marines

Amount: Varies based on scholarship (awards range from $500 to $3,000)

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society’s Education Assistance here.

View a list of various military scholarship opportunities detailed on Premier Nursing Academy’s website.

Eligibility: Children of honorably discharged veterans who have service-connected disabilities and served during a period of war or armed conflict or children of veterans who die or died in service during a period of war or armed conflict

Amount: up to $500 per semester for up to 4 years

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the PA DMVA Educational Gratuity Program here.

Eligibility:

Veteran and active-duty military service members from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces including the National Guard who have served in both pre-and post-9/11 eras.

Current Spouses of veteran or active service members, including surviving spouses.

Spouses, veterans and service members who apply must be a full-time* student pursuing one of the following degrees at a public or private, U.S.-based, accredited institution for the upcoming fall/spring academic year:

  • An undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s or above)
  • A graduate or professional degree
  • You do not need to be attending a University Partnered school to apply. See video in regards to the University Partnered vs At-Large process for more information.

*full-time as determined by the institution and program of study to which an applicant is applying

Amount: Varies based on need

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the Tilman Scholars Program here.

Eligibility: A surviving spouse or a surviving child of a deceased service member from a service-related death OR a veteran with a 100% service-connected disability

Amount: 10 one-time scholarships for up to $50,000 for this upcoming semester

See application instructions, deadlines, and additional scholarship information for the Veterans United Foundation Scholarship here.