Top scholarships for veterans

The Freedom Alliance Scholarship fund is for the children of military personnel who have been killed or have been deemed 100 percent totally and permanently disabled from a combat mission or training accident. Applicants must be the dependent son or daughter of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Guardsman, or Marine who has been killed in action; or has become 100 percent totally and permanently disabled as a direct result of a combat mission, with priority given to those who have a single combat-related disability rated at 70 percent or more. This does not apply to Servicemembers who are Silver Star or Purple Heart medal recipients, as they only need a combined 100 percent total and permanent disability rating. The qualifying parent must have received an Honorable discharge. The parent may also have suffered a major limb amputation due to enemy action; been classified as a Prisoner of War (POW) or as Missing in Action (MIA); been awarded the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Air Force Cross, or the Coast Guard Cross; and/or been involved in a training accident that resulted in the death of the Servicemember or caused an immediate inability to continue serving Students must be currently in the spring semester of their senior year of high school, a high school graduate, or currently enrolled as an undergraduate, vocational, or trade school student (having previously graduated high school). Freedom Alliance scholarships are only for use towards undergraduate, trade, or vocational programs. The scholarship award is only applicable to a first degree program. New applicants who have previously graduated from an undergraduate program and received a degree are not eligible for the scholarship award. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Stewart and Wendy Martin Scholarship Endowment is available to students at the University who are active military or military veterans or who are first-time college attendees. A completed FAFSA is required to be considered for this scholarship.

The Child of Certain Veterans and Public Safety Officers (CVO) Supplemental Grant is given to children of a disabled Indiana veteran or public safety officer killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must be enrolled in at least 1 credit hour. This grant covers the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for up to 124 credit hours for a student. Students can take as many summer classes as they please up to their 124 credit hour limit. Transfer students can use their CVO benefits at Purdue Fort Wayne, but must supply a new Indiana CVO Application form that has been certified to the Financial Aid Office. Once, we have received all of this information, the student's grant benefits will be posted to their accounts. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Aldridge Family Scholarship is open to a military veteran or child of a veteran, with preference given to Gold Star family members. Recipients are selected by the Office of Student Financial Aid, who will carry out the administration of the scholarship. Student recipients must demonstrate financial need based on the FAFSA and complete it by the priority deadlines: January 2 for incoming freshmen and April 1 for Upperclassmen. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact Student Financial Aid for more information.

The South College Military Grant is available to all active-duty military members, veterans with honorable or general discharge status, and military spouses who are not receiving 100 percent coverage of tuition and fees under any VA educational benefit and/or state, federal, institutional, or private grant or scholarship program. Applicants must enter or continue as a South College student at any campus location beginning Winter quarter 2017 or after. Applicants must also provide proof of status as an active duty military member or veteran, or military spouse, with an honorable discharge status, general - under honorable conditions discharge status, or proof of active duty status (NOBE); or be the dependent of a veteran who is eligible for VA educational benefits. The following programs are not eligible for the military grant: Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Health Science Physician Assistant, and Doctor of Nursing with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia, (DNP NAP). Please visit the scholarship's website or contact South College for more information.

The Chapman's Yellow Ribbon Program is open to undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and law school students. Through this program, Chapman University will financially contribute towards the student's tuition and fees each academic year (and the Veterans Administration will contribute matching funds). Veterans entitled to the maximum benefit rate (100 percent based on service requirements) or their designated transferees are eligible. Applicants must have served an aggregate period of active duty after September 10, 2001, of at least 36 months. They must be honorably discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability, and they served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001, and they must be dependent and eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (based on a veteran's service under the eligibility criteria above). Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (MGIB-AD) can help you pay for education and training programs. If you've served at least 2 years on active duty, you may qualify for the MGIB-AD program. Applicants may be eligible for education benefits through this program if they were honorably discharged and they meet the requirements of one of the four categories stated in the program's website. One common requirement in those categories is that applicants must have a high school diploma, GED, or 12 hours of college credits. The amount you'll receive depends on these factors: your length of service, and the type of education or training program you choose, and your category (I, II, III, or IV). Please visit the award's website or contact the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for more information.

The Vietnam Veterans Scholarship is open to undergraduate and Graduate Studentss to provide for tuition, fees, and book allowances to Vietnam Veteranss certified by the New Mexico Veteranss' Service Commission. The scholarship covers tuition for state-funded schools. If attending a non-state school, reimbursement is limited to the highest state school tuition and follows financial aid rules. Eligibility includes New Mexico residents with an honorable discharge from the US Armed Forces, who were in Vietnam from August 5, 1964, to the conflict's official end, and have the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Residency can be original or after 10 or more years of living in New Mexico. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Thomas Francis Farrell II Scholarship aims to support students whose mother or father (or stepparent, as the case may be) is currently serving in any branch of the United States Armed Forces or whose parent or stepparent has retired from or been honorably discharged from the military during the preceding ten years. All students who believe they meet a scholarship's qualifications should email Student Financial Services, indicating the scholarship for which they believe they are qualified. SFS will reply with further instructions.