Scholarships For Military-Affiliated Students

Purpose

Thanks to a donation from the Spencer C. Duncan Make it Count Foundation, we offer scholarships to help provide additional money for veterans and military for the purposes of textbooks.

Amount

Up to $250 a semester.

Eligibility

• Prior-service veterans, Guard and Reserve students
  • If you are using Ch. 31 VR&E, you are not eligible since the VA pays for all your books
  • If you are using Ch. 33 Post-9/11 VA benefits, we will consider expenses that exceed your VA book allowance. Please include receipts that show how you exceed the VA book stipend.
• Active duty not using Ch. 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill (undergraduates only)
• ROTC students not receiving any ROTC scholarships

How to Apply

Find this scholarship in the the UKASH portal. 

Purpose

A series of donor-funded scholarships to make college more accessible and affordable for military-affiliated students.

Eligibility  

KU military-affiliated students on all KU campuses in good academic standing or newly admitted students for the Summer/Fall semester, in ONE of the following categories: 

Military/veterans:

• Honorably discharged service member/veteran
• Current service member (Reserves and National Guard members; Active Duty undergrads)
• Honorably discharged veteran of the uniformed services with DoD or VA disability rating associated with a combat or hostile-related injury sustained in the line of duty.
• Honorably discharged veteran of the uniformed services with a service-connected DoD or VA disability rating of 50% or greater.
• Purple Heart recipient, regardless of DoD/VA disability rating. 

Dependents/spouses:

• Ch. 35 Dependents Educational Assistance-eligible students, especially those not eligible for/receiving the Kansas Hero's Scholarship (e.g.. those whose veteran parent/spouse is not a Kansas resident).
• Dependents/spouses NOT using Post-9/11 VA education benefits.
• Spouses of disabled veterans who are undergraduate students.
• The primary caregiver of a service member or veteran with a significant service-connected disability. 

How to Apply

When available, you'll find scholarship through the UKASH portal. Look for the "Warhawk Family of Scholarships."

Application

Applicants must provide the following in their application in PDF format. Contact us if you need help creating PDF files.:

• Resume
• Summary: Provide a two-page summary discussing:
  • Your military/military-affiliated background
  • Your academic and career goals
  • Other than financial reasons, why is receiving this scholarship important to you?
• One of the following: Personnel record/DD-214/NGB Form 22/DD-1300 “Report of Casualty” (excluding or redacting social security number is recommended)
• If applicable: Veteran’s percentage letter or disability rating letter from the VA. (This gets you considered for more scholarships)
• You must also have a FAFSA on file with KU for the next school year. 

Types of Scholarships Awarded  

One application gets you considered for all our donor-funded scholarships. Donors help set the criteria and scholarship amounts. Special thanks to all the donors who support our scholarships. 

• Bill & Shanthi Eckert Scholarship
• Centonzio Family Military and Veteran Scholarship
• Delbert Moore Family Scholarship
• KAMO Adventures Scholarship
• Keener Family Scholarship
• Paul & Donna Peters Scholarship
• Valor Partners Foundation Scholarships for Ch. 35 DEA-eligible students
• Military-Affiliated Student Scholarships - for military-affiliated students not using military/VA benefit that covers tuition (i.e. Ch. 33, Ch. 31, Hero's scholarship).
• Scholarships for wounded, ill, injured and their families – for those with service-connected disabilities, Purple Heart recipients, caregivers, spouses/dependents of those with 100% service-connected disabilities, and spouses/dependents of those who died in the line of duty or who died as a result of service-connected disabilities.

All our scholarships are funded through donations. Donate to support military-affiliated scholarships.

The Military-Affiliated Community Advocates, or MACA, program offers service scholarships to military-affiliated students who support and advocate for the KU military-affiliated community in key offices across campus.

Students eligible to apply:

• Students who identify as veterans, Guard, Reserves, spouses or dependents 
• Full-time or part-time graduate or undergraduate student
• Have been at the KU-Lawrence campus for at least one year
• Will be a KU student for the entire academic year
• Maintain a 2.5 cumulative or KU GPA

The priority deadline to apply is May 1, but applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. The program runs Sept. to May.

Learn more/apply to the MACA program.

All Military Affiliations

• AFCEA Scholarships – Various scholarships for multiple military affiliations.
• AFSA International Auxiliary Education Grant Program – For AFSA Auxiliary members seeking to enhance skills for joining the workforce. Applications due early Spring.
• Air Force Association scholarships – Military, veterans, spouses, dependents.
• AMVETS – Veterans, active duty, Guard/Reserves, children, and grandchildren of veterans. 
• Army Aviation Association of America – For AAAA members, spouses/dependents of current/deceased member, grandchild or an unmarried sibling. Application deadline is mid-spring.
• Army Nurse Corps Association's Scholarship program – Eligible nursing students serving/previously served in the Army or who are closely related to someone who has. Applications are due in the spring.
• Army Women's Foundation scholarships – Women who have served/are serving in the Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard and their children. 
• Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships – Various scholarships for all affiliations with the Coast Guard.
• Coast Guard Mutual Assistance opportunities – Find various grant and aid opportunities via the education tab.
• Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) – Military, veterans, spouses. Applications due mid-October.
• Fleet Reserve Association Education Foundation – Those affiliated with the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard through your own service or that of your spouse, parent, grandparent or great-grandparent. Applications due in the spring.
• Levi Rodgers College Scholarship Program – offers a quarterly $500 award to veterans and their families.
• Military Officers Association of America Education Assistance – Grants and interest-free loans. 
• Online Learning Innovator Scholarship for Veterans – Any veteran, active-duty service member, or a dependent who leverage online platforms and digital resources to further their learning.
• Student Veterans of America Scholarships – Various opportunities for military-affiliated students, some with major-specific awards.
• Tillman Scholars Program – For active duty service members, veterans, and military spouses. Application window usually from Dec. 1 to Feb. 1.
• Tutor.com – Free on-demand, 24/7 online tutoring for DoD service members, civilian personnel, ROTC students and all dependent family members.
• Women Marines Association Scholarship – Women who served in the Marine Corps, have a family member who served in the Marine Corps, or have participated in a Marine Corps JROTC program. Applications generally due in March.
• VII Corps Desert Storm Veterans Association Scholarships – for those who served with the Army VII Corps in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm or Provide Comfort or on support base activities and their immediate family members.

Veterans/Military

• Digital Workshop Center – For veterans pursuing a career in tech who have no other GI Bill or VRRAP benefits remaining.
• Harold & Muriel Berkman Foundation scholarships – For veterans of all majors, and one scholarship specifically for marketing majors.
• Military.com Educational Assistance Programs information – This website has multiple different types of financial aid and scholarship opportunities for veterans and their families.
• RTX Patriot Scholarship – Any eligible U.S. Army student veteran. Applications are currently closed.
• VFW "Sports Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" – E-5 or below military/veterans, given twice a year. Applications for the fall semester are accepted Jan. 1 to April 30, and applications for the spring semester are accepted Aug. 1 to Nov. 15.
• Women's Overseas Service League – Eligible women who are committed to advancement in the military or other public service careers. Applications due early spring.  

 Spouses

• Blackhorse Association Scholarship – For spouses of 11th ACR Active Duty Soldiers training with the Army at the National Training Center. Applications due by April 1.
• Coast Guard Mutual Assistance – Loans and grants for a degree, license or certification
• Corvias Foundation scholarships – Has a database with multiple different types of scholarships available for service members and their families.
• FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program – Current spouses or surviving spouses of a uniformed service member; Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve, or retirees entitled to DEERS card possession or eligibility.
• National Military Family Association Spouse scholarships – Available for several different types of degrees. Applications accepted year-round.
• Tillman Military Scholars – Eligible for service members, veterans, and spouses. Applications open Dec. 1 to Feb. 1.

Dependents & Spouses

• Army Scholarship Foundation – Application window is January 15 - April 15 for the next academic year.
• Combined Scholarship Fund of Greater Fort Riley – Applications due early spring
• General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant – Air Force dependents of active duty, Title 10 Reservists on extended active duty, Title 32 Guard performing full-time active duty, retired, retired Reserve and deceased Air Force members, as well as spouses of active duty and Title 10 Reservists, and widows/widowers. Applications due in the spring.
• Navy Wives Club of America – Up to 30 scholarships awarded annually, with eligibility for spouses/dependents of the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. Applications due in the spring. 
• Screaming Eagle Foundation – For relatives of members of the 101st Airborne Division Association.
• UDT Seal Association scholarships – Dependents of members.

Dependents

• Chief Warrant and Warrant Officers Association Scholarships – For dependent children of members of the Coast Guard. Applications due by February 1.
• Gamewardens Association Vietnam - For son, daughter, grandchild, or great grandchild of a member of Gamewardens. Deadline for submissions is July 15.
• Navy Seabee Foundation Scholarships – For children and grandchildren of service members connected to the Naval Construction Force
• The Society of Daughters of the United States Army – Daughter, granddaughter, stepdaughter, or adopted daughter of a career commissioned or warrant officer in the Army who is on active duty, retired after at least 20 years active-duty service, was medically retired from active duty, or died while on active duty.
• Special Forces Association Scholarship (.pdf) – For dependents and grandchildren of Special Forces Association members. Applications window is in June.

All Military Affiliations

• Air Force Aid Society – Scholarships, grants, loans for veterans, spouses, dependents.
• Allied Van Lines Military Scholarship – For active duty, veterans, spouses, and dependents studying logistics.
• American Legion Auxiliary Non-Traditional Student Scholarship – Veterans, spouses, dependents who are Legion members. Applications due by March 1. 
• Corvias Foundation – Has a database with multiple scholarships available for service members and their families.
• Dolphin Scholarship Foundation Scholarships – Various scholarships for military-affiliations within the Navy. Applications close in the Spring.
• Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society – Interest-free loans and grants for spouses/dependents of active duty or retired Sailors/Marines, active duty enrolled in MECEP/MECP. Applications due in the spring.
• Military Benefit Association – MBA members who are veterans, Guard or Reserve and their spouses and dependent children under the age of 26.
• Women Marine Corps Association scholarships – Marines and their dependents and siblings, or those who were in Marine Corps JROTC. Applications due in the spring.
• 82nd Airborne Division Association Education Fund – For former troopers and dependent children of veteran and active duty Association life members. Application due Oct. 15.

Veterans/Military

• AFCEA War Veterans Scholarship – Veterans actively pursuing certification or licensure to teach STEM subjects. Applications due in the spring. 
• AUSA Larry Strickland Memorial Scholarship – Currently serving NCO who best exemplifies the Army’s vision and influences others in shaping future leaders while practicing excellent stewardship of soldiers.
• Kansas Board of Regents Military Service Scholarship – Kansas-resident students who served in any military operation for which they received hostile fire pay. Priority deadline is May 1 each year. This is a restricted scholarship that pays tuition/fees directly, so if a student is Post-9/11 VA benefits eligible at the 100% rate or Ch. 31 VR&E, there is no need to apply for this when using VA benefits.
• Study.com Nursing Scholarship for Military & Veterans –  Applications due in the spring.

Spouses & Dependents

• American Legion Auxiliary Scholarships – Various scholarships for dependents and spouses. Applications due March 1.
• Anchor Scholarship Foundation – Several scholarships for tuition only. For spouses and dependents of current and former Surface Navy personnel.
• Army Emergency Relief scholarships – For spouses and dependents.
• CGSC Foundation scholarships – For immediate family (children, grandchildren and spouses) of Life Members of the Foundation’s Alumni Association. Applications due early spring.
• Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund – Spouses/dependents of former/current Navy Chief, Senior Chief or Master Chief Petty Officers. Applications due in the spring.
• Coast Guard Foundation scholarships – Scholarship is specifically for spouses of Enlisted service members. Applications due in the spring. 

Dependents

• 2nd Infantry Division Association's Bill Creech Scholarship – Children, grandchildren, or great-children of Association members. Application due May 31.
• AFSA/CMSAF/Airmen Memorial Foundation Scholarships – Various scholarships for dependents with age, GPA, and sponsor requirements. All applications due by March 31.
• Airborne Scholarship Association Merit Scholarships – For dependents of veterans, active duty, and army civilians from units within the 18th Airborne Corps who served after September 11, 2001. Applications due by April 1.
• American Legion Scholarships – Page of scholarships largely for high school students.
• Blackhorse Association Scholarship Program – For children of present and former members of the Blackhorse Troopers Regiment. Applications generally due April 1.
• Children of Warriors Presidents' Scholarship – For high school seniors who are direct dependents of veterans who are eligible for membership in the American Legion. Applications generally due March 1.
• Daughters of the Cincinnati Scholarship – For daughters of career commissioned officers who are current high school seniors. Application deadline is February 15.
• Fisher House – Any military child whose parent(s) are serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Applications usually open in December and are generally due early spring.
• Gilman-McCain Scholarship – Children of current active-duty military member. Used for credit-bearing study abroad or intern abroad programs. Fall and spring deadlines.
• John W. Poillon Memorial Scholarship – Dependents of U.S. military personnel currently or recently assigned to Fort Leavenworth, as well as dependents of civilian employees assigned to the installation. Applications due early spring. For details/application, contact the Fort Leavenworth Education Center.
• Legacy Educational Scholarships – For children and grandchildren of members of the National Fourth Infantry Division Association in good standing. Application deadline is June 15.
• Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation – Dependents of active/reserve/veteran Marines and Corpsmen attached to Marine units.
• Navy League Foundation Scholarship – For high school seniors who are a dependent, child, stepchild, grandchild, step-grandchild, or great-grandchild (direct descendant) of a current or former member of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or U.S.-flag Merchant Marine, or a current member of the Navy League of the United States.
• Navy Wives Club of America – Child, grandchild or great-grandchild of an NWCA member or spouse of active duty, retired or deceased enlisted Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. Applications due in the spring.
• Society of the 1st Infantry Division scholarship – Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of 1st ID veterans. Applications due late spring.
• Spirit of Youth Scholarship – For high school seniors who are junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary and have been members for the past three consecutive years. Applications due in the spring.

• Air Force Heath Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)
• Air Force ROTC scholarships
• Army Reserve Minuteman scholarship
• Army Medical Scholarships, including HPSP
• Army ROTC scholarships
• DoD SMART Scholarship Program – Pays full tuition and provides housing stipend, health insurance, supply allowance, supplies, summer internships and employment placement at DoD facilities upon degree completion.
• Marine Officer Navy ROTC scholarships
• Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)
• Navy ROTC scholarships

• Harold & Muriel Berkman Foundation Veteran Scholarship – For veterans who received a Combat Infantrymen's Badge, suffered a serious injury due to combat action, or received a Purple Heart. Applications open in the spring.
• Paralyzed Veterans of America scholarships – PVA members. Applications open early spring.
• Purple Heart Scholarship Program – For recipients of a Purple Heart who are members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Applications due in the spring.
• Veterans United Foundation Scholarship – Veteran with a 100% service-connected disability. Applications open in the spring.

• Kansas application for a waiver of tuition/fees for dependents and spouses of disabled or deceased military personnel (undergraduate students only) - Look for the Hero's Scholarship section near the middle of the page. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
• American Legion Legacy Scholarship – For children of military members who either died or received a 50% VA disability rating related to service on or after 9/11/2001.
• Blackhorse Association Scholarship Program – For children of present and former members of the Blackhorse Troopers Regiment, with priority given to those whose parents were killed or incapacitated by wounds. Applications are due April 1.
• Blinded Veterans Association Kathern F. Gruber – For spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren of blind and low vision veterans.
• Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation – Scholarships and educational resources to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.
• E. R. Smith Memorial Scholarship – For children of 4th Infantry Division soldiers who died while serving with that Division in Iraq, Afghanistan, and/or the War on Terror since 9/11/2001. Application is always open.
• Folds of Honor scholarships – Spouses and dependents of America's fallen and disabled service members. Applications open early spring.
• Folded Flag Foundation scholarships – Spouses and dependents of U.S. military and government personnel who died as a result of hostile action or in an accident related to U.S. combat operations.
• Freedom Alliance Scholarship – Children of military personnel killed/permanently disabled in an operational mission/training accident.
• Heroes' Legacy Scholarship – Unmarried children under 23 of 100% disabled veterans or deceased military members. Applications due early spring.
• Hope for the Warriors Scholarships – For spouses and caregivers of a post-9/11 service member/veteran with a combat-related injury or an unemployable disability rating.
• Katherine F. Gruber and Thomas H. Miller scholarships – Spouses, dependents and grandchildren of blinded veterans. Applications due in the spring.
• No Greater Sacrifice scholarships – For children of fallen/wounded servicemembers. Applications due each spring.
• Patriot Foundation Scholarship – For children of members of the 18th Airborne Corps soldiers who were killed, wounded, or injured while serving in the Armed Forces since Sept. 11, 2001. Application due in the spring.
• Patriot Legacy Fund – Dependents under age 23 of a veteran with a VA service-connected disability of 10% or greater.
• Veterans United Foundation Scholarship – Surviving spouse/child of a deceased servicemember from a service-related death. Applications open in the spring.
• 1st Marine Division Association Scholarship – For children of Marines or Navy Corpsman who are attached to the Blue Diamond Division and are deceased or disabled.
• 2nd Infantry Division Association's Bill Creach Scholarship – Children, grandchildren, or great-children servicemembers killed in action while serving with the 2nd Infantry Division. Application due May 31.