The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship

Eligibility

The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship, with an application deadline in April, offers numerous awards that vary in amount. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

The FRA Education Foundation offers a special scholarship for unmarried, dependent children of past and present enlisted Navy medical personnel who have served with the Marine Corps. The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship is available to qualified applicants entering their freshman or sophomore year of college. Applicants must be attending or attend a state or regionally accredited institution of post-secondary education located in the United States. The applicant's sponsor must be a current FRA member in good standing or an FRA member in good standing at time of death, and served, or is now serving in the U.S. Navy as an enlisted medical rating assigned to and serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. Students may provide their SAT/ACT scores, if applicable. On a separate sheet of paper, applicants must list their extracurricular school and community activities, and awards. If they have no extracurricular activities or awards, they must insert a page stating that. All applicants must submit two recommendations, one academic and one community. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Fleet Reserve Association Education Foundation for more information.