Top scholarships for veterans

The Screaming Eagle Foundation in partnership with the Patriot Foundation offers secondary education and future use scholarship opportunities for surviving dependent children of Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell units who have been killed or severely wounded since September 11, 2001 in the Global War on Terror. The Global War on Terror includes military operations since September 11, 2001 including Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom's Sentinel and subsequent operations as directed by the Department of Defense. Qualified dependent applicants may be from age of birth to 22 years of age. Children not yet of college age must have a valid 529 college savings plan in order to receive an award. High School seniors up to 22 years of age must be accepted to or attending a university, college or technical program. The complete information about the required materials is available on the scholarship's website. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the 101st Airborne Division Association for more information.

The Leon Brooks Memorial Award will be awarded to a direct descendant (child, grandchild, great-grandchild) of a member in good standing since 2022 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. If an applicant's relative is deceased, the member must have been in good standing at the time of their death. All members (including Posthumous) must have joined prior to 2023. Applicants who are descendants of honorary members and Patrons are not eligible. Applicants must be a high school senior at the time of application and accepted by an accredited college, university, community college, trade school, or school of nursing as a member of the freshman class entering in the fall of 2025. The Application Form must be signed by the JWV member related to the applicant. If the member is deceased, checkmark the box and inform the Department Commander. All parts of the application should be mailed to the appropriate Department Commander. Upon receipt, the Department Commander will confirm eligibility and sign the application form. Each Department will choose its top three applications to be forwarded to National HQ by the Commander. Department Commanders will send the top three applications to National HQ by July 1, 2025. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Bernard Rotberg Memorial Award will be awarded to a direct descendant (child, grandchild, great-grandchild) of a member in good standing since 2022 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. If an applicant's relative is deceased, the member must have been in good standing at the time of their death. All members (including Posthumous) must have joined prior to 2023. Applicants who are descendants of honorary members and Patrons are not eligible. Applicants must be a high school senior at the time of application and accepted by an accredited college, university, community college, trade school, or school of nursing as a member of the freshman class entering in the fall of 2025. The Application Form must be signed by the JWV member related to the applicant. If the member is deceased, checkmark the box and inform the Department Commander. All parts of the application should be mailed to the appropriate Department Commander. Upon receipt, the Department Commander will confirm eligibility and sign the application form. Each Department will choose its top three applications to be forwarded to National HQ by the Commander. Department Commanders will send the top three applications to National HQ by July 1, 2025. Please visit the award's website for more information.

MDS provides a waiver of tuition, fees, room and board at any public or private college, university, or technical institute in Arkansas for dependents and spouses of Arkansans who were killed or missing in action or who were prisoners of war or who are totally and permanently disabled. Applicants must be students who are dependent children or spouses of persons who were killed or missing in action, or who were prisoners of war, or permanently and totally disabled through military service. The program provides financial aid for undergraduate students seeking a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion at any public or private college, university or technical school who qualify as a spouse or dependent child of an Arkansas resident who has been declared to be missing in action, killed in action, a prisoner of war, or killed on ordnance delivery, or a veteran who has been declared to be 100 percent totally and permanently disabled during, or as a result of, active military service. Eligibility is limited to eight semesters or the achievement of a degree, whichever occurs first. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Arkansas Department of Higher Education for more information.

The Edith, Louis, and Max S. Millen Memorial Athletic Award will be awarded to a direct descendant (child, grandchild, great-grandchild) of a member in good standing since 2022 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. If an applicant's relative is deceased, the member must have been in good standing at the time of their death. All members (including Posthumous) must have joined prior to 2023. Applicants who are descendants of honorary members and Patrons are not eligible. Applicants must be a high school senior at the time of application and accepted by an accredited college, university, community college, trade school, or school of nursing as a member of the freshman class entering in the fall of 2025. Applicants must have had significant, documented athletic achievement during their high school career. All parts of the application should be mailed to the appropriate Department Commander. Upon receipt, the Department Commander will confirm eligibility and sign the application form. Each Department will choose ONE application to forward directly to National HQ by the Commander. Department Commanders will send only one application to National HQ by July 1, 2025. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Clifford Lee Kristal Education Award will be awarded to a direct descendant (child, grandchild, great-grandchild) of a member in good standing since 2022 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. If an applicant's relative is deceased, the member must have been in good standing at the time of their death. All members (including Posthumous) must have joined prior to 2023. Applicants who are descendants of honorary members and Patrons are not eligible. Applicants must be a high school senior at the time of application and accepted by an accredited college, university, community college, trade school, or school of nursing as a member of the freshman class entering in the fall of 2025. The Application Form must be signed by the JWV member related to the applicant. If the member is deceased, checkmark the box and inform the Department Commander. All parts of the application should be mailed to the appropriate Department Commander. Upon receipt, the Department Commander will confirm eligibility and sign the application form. Each Department will choose its top three applications to be forwarded to National HQ by the Commander. Department Commanders will send the top three applications to National HQ by July 1, 2025. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program will provide student financial assistance to certain individuals due to their eligible military or public safety service or due to their eligible family or marital relationship to such an individual. Applicants must be a Maryland resident, and if they are a dependent, their parents must also be Maryland residents. Some persons are not required to be a resident of Maryland at the time of application or at the time of the disabling or fatal event. Please refer to the scholarship's website for this information. Applicants must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university; or be enrolled in a 2-year terminal certificate program in which the coursework is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program in an eligible institution; or be enrolled in a private career school. High school seniors may apply. All majors are eligible. Disabled or killed veterans of the United States Armed Forces, including their children or stepchildren or spouses (who have not remarried); veterans who are no longer eligible for federal veteran's educational benefits; children or stepchildren or spouses of victims of the attack in the World Trade Center in New York City, the attack on the Pentagon in Virginia, or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania; children or stepchildren of a POW/MIA of the Vietnam Conflict; disabled or killed state or local public safety employee or volunteer who died in the line of duty or who sustained an injury in the line of duty, including their children or stepchildren or spouse; and a state or local public safety employee or volunteer who became 100 percent disabled in the line of duty are all eligible to apply for the scholarship. The scholarship may be renewed on an annual basis for up to 5 years of full-time study or 8 years of part-time study. New and renewal applicants to the program must contact their higher education institution's financial aid office for application instructions. Do not submit any applications or documents to the MHEC OSFA. Please visit the scholarship's website for the full scholarship information.

The Children of Veterans Tuition Grant provides undergraduate tuition assistance to students who are the natural or adopted child of a Michigan veteran. The veteran must have died or became totally and permanently disabled as a result of military service. The Veteran must have been a legal resident of Michigan immediately before entering military service and did not later reside outside of Michigan for more than two years; or the veteran must have established legal residency in Michigan after entering military service. Please visit the award's website or contact the Michigan Department of Treasury - Student Financial Services Bureau for more information.

The Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program provides student financial assistance to eligible children and surviving spouses of school employees who, as a victim in an act of violence occurring in the line of duty, either died or sustained an injury that rendered the school employee 100 percent disabled. Applicants must be a Maryland resident, and if they are a dependent, their parents must also be Maryland residents. Some persons are not required to be a resident of Maryland at the time of application or at the time of the disabling or fatal event. Please refer to the scholarship's website for this information. Applicants must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university; or be enrolled in a 2-year terminal certificate program in which the coursework is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program in an eligible institution; or be enrolled in a private career school. High school seniors may apply. All majors are eligible. The scholarship may be renewed on an annual basis for up to 5 years of full-time study or 8 years of part-time study. New and renewal applicants to the program must contact their higher education institution's financial aid office for application instructions. Do not submit any applications or documents to the MHEC OSFA. Please visit the scholarship's website for the full scholarship information.