Funding Opportunities for Veteran Spouses and Dependents

Military Spouses

Provides merit-based undergraduate school scholarships to the Dependent Family Members of Veterans, Active Duty, and Department of the Army Civilians from Units within the XVIII Airborne Corps, to include:

  • XVIIIth ABC HHBN
  • 44th MED BDE
  • 20th ENG BDE
  • 35th Signal BDE
  • 16th MP BDE
  • 525th BfSB
  • 18 FA BDE
  • 7th Transportation BDE Exp
  • 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment  Command

Airborne Scholarship Association

Offers multiple scholarships and grants for USAF service members and spouses in degree programs.

Air Force Association

Provides scholarships to eligible family members (children and spouses) of active duty, retired, or honorably discharged Navy personnel pursuing a B.S. or B.A. degree at an accredited university.

Anchor Scholarship Foundation

Supports nursing education through funding to worthy students who are US citizens in an accredited baccalaureate or graduate nursing or anesthesia program.

Army Nurse Corps Association Scholarship

Offers multiple scholarships for undergraduate education for dependent children of U.S. Army Soldiers and spouses of active duty enlisted U.S. Army Soldiers.

Army Scholarship Foundation

Offers multiple scholarships for United States service members (active duty/veteran) or the spouse of a Service member working toward the completion of a higher education degree while attending a CCME membership institution.

Council of College and Military Educators (CCME)

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation grants are available, on a competitive basis, to high school or college children/stepchildren and spouses of members or former members of the submarine force or those who have served in submarine support activities.

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

Scholarships available for members of the U.S. uniformed services (active, guard, reserve, retired, or veteran) and their spouses and dependents.

Donaldson D. Frizzell Scholarship

Offers several scholarships, including Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships for deceased or disabled Service Members’ children, as well as separate scholarship programs for military spouses and their children.

Fisher House

Two types of scholarship programs are offered: the Children’s Fund Scholarship, which serves Kindergarten through 12th grade students, and the Higher Education Scholarship that serves dependents and spouses seeking a first bachelor’s degree or a certification at a post-secondary institution.

Folds of Honor Foundation

Identifies, recognizes, and rewards post-9/11 spouses/caregivers for their strength, fidelity, and resolve despite adversity. Scholarships aid in continued education at a reputable, accredited university, college, or trade school for spouses/caregivers as they assume critical roles in their family's financial well-being.

Hope for Warriors Scholarship

Launch Your Dreams Scholarship Competition is open to high school students, undergraduate, and graduate students who are veterans or spouses and children of U.S. veterans.

Launch Your Dreams Scholarship Competition

Offers need-based scholarships to Marine/Navy dependents

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Offers up to $4,000 in financial assistance for military spouses to enable pursuit of licenses, certificates, or associate degrees

Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship

Offers scholarships for military spouses, education/career support, and a loan repayment program overview (i.e., National Health Service Corps, Teacher Loan Forgiveness).

National Military Family Association

Offers scholarships for Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard service members and their families attending college full-time. Financial assistance (interest-free loans and grants) for spouses/children of Navy/Marine service members pursuing a degree in the teaching profession or medical-related fields.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Assists military members and veterans who have become paralyzed, as well as spouses or children under the age of 24, who are dependent upon a paralyzed veteran

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Tillman Scholars are military service members, veterans and spouses with a high potential for impact as demonstrated through a proven track record of leadership, the continued pursuit of education and the commitment of their resources to service beyond self.

Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship

Creates opportunities for family members of service members and Veterans to achieve their educational dreams

Veterans United Foundation Scholarship

Provides college scholarships to dependent children and spouses of all US Navy personnel – officer and enlisted – active duty, retired, honorably discharged, or deceased who served within Naval Air Forces. Recipients are selected based on scholastic merit, community service, extra-curricular activities, and character.

Wings Over America Scholarship

Military Dependents

Provides merit-based undergraduate school scholarships to the Dependent Family Members of Veterans, Active Duty, and Department of the Army Civilians from Units within the XVIII Airborne Corps, to include:

  • XVIIIth ABC HHBN
  • 44th MED BDE
  • 20th ENG BDE
  • 35th Signal BDE
  • 16th MP BDE
  • 525th BfSB
  • 18 FA BDE
  • 7th Transportation BDE Exp
  • 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment  Command

Airborne Scholarship Association

Offers scholarships for children of members of the armed forces, and general nonmilitary-based scholarships in nursing and for community service involvement (i.e., Boy Scouts of America).

The American Legion

Offers multiple scholarships for children of members of the armed forces and non-traditional student scholarships. Be sure to check their “state” level ALA for other possibilities.

American Legion Auxiliary

Provides college scholarship money to children of post-9/11 veterans who died on active duty or have a combined VA disability rating of 50 percent or greater.

American Legion Legacy Scholarship

Supports nursing education through scholarship funding to worthy students who are US citizens in an accredited baccalaureate or graduate nursing or anesthesia program.

Army Nurse Corps Association Scholarship

Offers scholarships for current active duty, guard/reserve, and veterans, as well as scholarships for children and grandchildren of service members.

AMVETS (American Veterans)

Provides scholarships to eligible family members (children and spouses) of active duty, retired, or honorably discharged Navy personnel pursuing a B.S. or B.A. degree at an accredited university

Anchor Scholarship Foundation

Offers multiple scholarships for undergraduate education for dependent children of U.S. Army Soldiers and spouses of active duty enlisted U.S. Army Soldiers

Army Scholarship Foundation

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation grants are available, on a competitive basis, to high school or college children/stepchildren, and spouses of members or former members of the submarine force, or those who have served in submarine support activities.

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

Scholarships are available for members of the U.S. uniformed services (active, guard, reserve, retired, or veteran) and their spouses and dependents.

Donaldson D. Frizzell Scholarship

Offers several scholarships, including Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships for deceased or disabled Service Members’ children, as well as separate scholarship programs for military spouses and their children

Fisher House

FRA believes that educating our service members, veterans and their families is important for their futures, as well as the future of our country. In addition to FRA’s longstanding advocacy for enhanced DoD and VA education benefits, the FRA Education Foundation was established to support the needs of individuals pursuing higher education.

Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Education Foundation

Two types of scholarship programs are offered: the Children’s Fund Scholarship, which serves Kindergarten through 12th grade students, and the Higher Education Scholarship that serves dependents and spouses seeking a first bachelor’s degree or a certification at a post-secondary institution.

Folds of Honor Foundation

For dependent children of active duty Service Members who are either killed or permanently disabled (100 percent VA rating) as the result of an operational mission or training incident, or who are currently certified as MIA or POW

Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund

The Launch Your Dreams Scholarship Competition is open to high school students, undergraduate and graduate students who are veterans or spouses and children of U.S. veterans.

Launch Your Dreams Scholarship Competition

Offers need-based scholarships to Marine/Navy dependents

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Funding is available to children and grandchildren of veterans or active duty sea service men and women, as well as members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps.

Navy League Foundation

Offers scholarships for Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard service member and families attending college full-time. Financial assistance (interest-free loans and grants) for spouses/children of Navy/Marine Corps personnel pursuing a degree in the teaching profession or medical-related fields

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Assists military members and veterans who have become paralyzed, as well as spouses or children under the age of 24, who are dependent upon a paralyzed veteran

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Tillman Scholars are military service members, veterans, and spouses with a high potential for impact as demonstrated through a proven track record of leadership, the continued pursuit of education, and the commitment of their resources to service beyond self.

Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship

Creates opportunities for family members of service members and Veterans to achieve their educational dreams

Veterans United Foundation Scholarship

Provides college scholarships to dependent children and spouses of all US Navy personnel – officer and enlisted – active duty, retired, honorably discharged or deceased who served within Naval Air Forces. Recipients are selected on the basis of scholastic merit, community service, extra-curricular activities and character.

Wings Over America Scholarship

Multiple scholarship opportunities for active duty and veteran Marines, or the child of an active duty or veteran Marine.

Women Marine Association (WMA) Scholarships