{"id":22534,"date":"2018-02-05T20:09:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T20:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/05\/this-14-million-college-scholarship-program-for-military-kids-ends-next-week\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:19:00","slug":"this-14-million-college-scholarship-program-for-military-kids-ends-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2018\/02\/05\/this-14-million-college-scholarship-program-for-military-kids-ends-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"This $1.4 million college scholarship program for military kids ends next week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/education\/2016\/12\/21\/troops-veterans-and-military-families-can-track-down-a-college-scholarship-with-this-new-search-tool\/\">college scholarship program<\/a> that will award a combined $1.4 million to hundreds of military children will stop taking applications Feb. 16 \u2015 one of several such programs with approaching deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completed applications for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryscholar.org\/sfmc\/index.html\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Scholarships for Military Children Program<\/a>, which is conducted each year in partnership with the Defense Commissary Agency, must reach the applicant\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commissaries.com\/shopping\/store-locations\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">local commissary<\/a> prior to the deadline, either by mail or hand delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, 700 scholarships (each worth $2,000) will be awarded through this program for the 2018-19 school year. At least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/education\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">scholarship<\/a> will be awarded at every commissary location where qualified applications are received, with additional scholarships awarded at stores with larger numbers of applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2017\/12\/06\/military-spouse-scholarships-where-to-apply-and-how-to-find-more-cash-for-school\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TNS-graduation-cash.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military spouse scholarships: Where to apply, and how to find more cash for school<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Spouses: Here&#039;s help finding scholarships<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is just one scholarship program available to military children. Students may be eligible to apply for many other scholarships; one place to start is the <a href=\"http:\/\/search.militaryscholar.org\/\">Scholarships for Service search tool<\/a>, developed by the Fisher House Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tool asks a few questions and conducts an extensive search of thousands of scholarships available specifically for applicants with a military affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"615\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DeCA-Scholarship-winners-June-2017-35090432703_51fb4f447e_o.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DeCA-Scholarship-winners-June-2017-35090432703_51fb4f447e_o.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DeCA-Scholarship-winners-June-2017-35090432703_51fb4f447e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=300,154 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DeCA-Scholarship-winners-June-2017-35090432703_51fb4f447e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=768,394 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DeCA-Scholarship-winners-June-2017-35090432703_51fb4f447e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,525 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">   Scholarships for Military Children recipients at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, pose for a photo. Pictured here from the left are Rebecca George, Nicholas Romano, Patricia Thomas, Sandra Schoenewald, Allison Lardner, Kerry Foley, Colleen Foley and Zaniya Lewis. (DeCA photo)                          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military relief societies also have scholarships available for military children. The Army Emergency Relief application deadline is April 2; the Air Force Aid Society deadline is April 30; and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society deadline is May 1.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryscholar.org\/sfmc\/index.html\">Scholarships for Military Children Program<\/a>, students should make sure that both they and their sponsor are enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS, database and have a military ID card. Those eligible include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active-duty, Reserve, Guard and retired service members.<\/li><li>Survivors of service members who died on active duty.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Survivors of those who died while receiving military retired pay.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students must be enrolled or planning to enroll in the fall of 2018 in a full-time undergraduate program at a four-year accredited U.S. college or university or two-year community college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Requirements include providing a completed two-page application; the student\u2019s official transcript indicating a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for high school applicants, or college transcript indicating a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for students already enrolled in college; and a typewritten or computer-printed essay of 500 words 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