Education Financial Help For Military Spouses and Children
Education can be very expensive. Exploring all the options available to
you in funding your education is a wise decision that could save you
thousands of dollars. If you are the child or spouse of someone in the
military, you may be able to tap into financial resources available to
help you pay for your education. Here are some education financial help
resources for military spouses and children.
Homefront America
Homefront America assists military families in a number of ways. One of
them is the American Patriot Freedom Scholarship award. In partnership
with the W. Daniel Tate Family and Sara’s Hope Association, Homefront
America conducts an essay contest that is open to dependent children of
military parents. Each year, twenty $1,000.00 scholarships are awarded
through this program. To learn more about this scholarship, visit http://homefrontamerica.org.
Military Scholar.org
Military Scholar.org provides educational assistance scholarships for
military children. To qualify for the scholarship, you must be
unmarried and under 23 years old (or 21 year old if attending school
part-time). You also must maintain a grade point average of at least
3.0. Anyone who has already attained an undergraduate college degree is
not eligible. For more details or to apply for a scholarship, visit http://www.militaryscholar.org
Military Officers’ Association of
America
The MOAA provides an educational assistance program designed to help
military children with their education financial needs. They help with
money for undergraduate study by providing grants and scholarships to
pay for tuition, books, and housing costs. In addition, they also
provide interest free loans to qualifying military children in need.
The money can be used for up to five years of college. You can find
loan application instructions, application deadline dates, and options
for repayment of loans you’ve already taken out with them at http://www.moaa.org.
Joann Holbrook Patton Military Spouse
Scholarships
The National Military Family Association awards this scholarship to
spouses of soldiers in active duty, those in the National Guard and
reserves, and veterans. The scholarships are $500.00-$1,000.00. The
amount of scholarships given out under this program varies each year.
The application for this scholarship consists of short answer and essay
questions. You can apply at http://www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Spouse_Scholarship
and the deadline for submitting the application is usually around March
15 of each year.
Army Scholarship Foundation
This foundation awards one-year scholarships to those who qualify. The
amount of the scholarships varies, but is usually between $500.00 and
$2,000.00. Recipients of these scholarships are allowed to apply for
the award to be renewed each year for four total years of undergraduate
schooling at an accredited university, but the renewal is not
guaranteed. The ASF does not supply grants or loans in addition to the
scholarships it offers. To qualify, you must have a good academic
record and a history of participation in extracurricular activities.
Apply at http://www.armyscholarshipfoundation.org.
Air Force Aid Society
The AFAS is the official charity of the Air Force. It seeks to help the
families of Air Force personnel to attain an education through projects
like the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant program. This program
awards education grants of $2,000.00 to the children of Air force
personnel. The AFAS has been awarding scholarships since 1942 and the
qualifications vary. To learn more about the AFAS, visit http://www.afas.org.
Hopefully, these resources provide a way of easing your financial
burden. As a military child or spouse seeking to fund the cost of your
education, you owe it to yourself to investigate any area of assistance
that is available to help you make your dream of receiving a college
education come true.
