AMVETS offers up to $12,000 scholarships to a qualified Veteran or Active-Duty member of the United States military to include the National Guard or Reserves. The candidate must be in pursuit of a higher education undergrad degree. (NO POST GRADS) 

• Must be a United States Citizen 

• Must be an Honorably/General under Honorable Discharged conditions United States Veteran or Active Military to include National Guard and Reserves 

• Must meet the AMVETS/FAFSA requirements of a Regular Student 

• Must be enrolled in an eligible degree program at an accredited four (4) year college or university (NO POST GRAD) 

• Must demonstrate financial need 

• Must not be in default on a federal student loan 

• Must agree to authorize AMVETS to publicize scholarship award 

Application: OPEN, Renews January 15th - April 30th annually.  

 VFW’s "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt. It’s just another way for us to say “thank you” to those who fought for our freedoms. Scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded to qualified applicants. Applications for the fall semester will be accepted Jan. 1 through April 30. Applications for the spring semester will be accepted Aug. 1 through Nov. 15 

 The Veterans United Foundation Scholarship creates opportunities for family members of service members and Veterans to achieve their educational dreams. Launched in 2012, the scholarship program is funded by contributions from Veterans United Home Loans and its employees. Since our scholarship program was created, over $1 MILLION has been awarded to support the educational dreams of military families across the U.S. Applications for 2025 will be accepted from Apr. 1 through Apr 30.  To qualify for the scholarship program, you must meet one of the following conditions: 

• The applicant is a veteran with 100% service connected disability 

• The applicant is a surviving spouse of a deceased servicemember from a service-related death 

• The applicant is a surviving child of a deceased servicemember from a service-related death 

Awards will be determined by the Veterans United Foundation team and based on full FAFSA submission and financial need. 

allows eligible Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill or dependents using the Fry Scholarship to get added benefits. This scholarship provides up to 9 months (or $30,000) of benefits for training in high-demand fields 

– We are excited to kick start the opportunity of offering our first ever Military Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Operational Management Scholarship, available to all those current or former active duty military and their dependents who qualify. Deadline: December 15th 2025 

 – Annually awards scholarships to Veterans/active military, their sons, daughters or grandchildren. A son, daughter or grandchild of a deceased Veteran is also eligible (must be an incoming fall freshman that graduated in the spring of that same year) 

 (VFW) Scholarship Programs – The Veterans of Foreign Wars has several scholarship programs across the nation. Visit the site to learn more or contact your local VFW. (Deadline: April 30) 

 AVECO is proud to announce the AVECO Scholarship Program beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. The program was created to provide financial assistance covering educational expenses for veterans, service members and their dependents. AVECO Uniformed Service Member (3 awards) - (1) $1000, (1) $700, (1) $500. AVECO Veteran Scholarship (1) $1000, (1) $700, (1) $500. Application: March 17, 2025, through April 30, 2025, AVECO will begin accepting essays and applications 

 Submit by: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 11:59 PM 

was created to recognize military families' contributions to the fighting force's readiness and to celebrate the commissary's role in the military family community. 

Five hundred (500) scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded for the academic school year 2025-2026. There will be at least one recipient selected at every commissary location where qualified applications are received. Additional recipients are chosen on a prorated basis. Therefore, more applicants may be selected from those commissaries with more significant numbers of applicants. 

• Currently closed but 2026-2027 academic year scholarship opens December 2025 

• Offers up to $2000 

FRA believes that educating our service members, veterans and their families is important to their futures, as well as the future of our country. In addition to FRA's longstanding advocacy for enhanced DoD and VA education benefits, the FRA Education Foundation was established in 2009, to support the needs of students pursuing higher education. The Foundation sponsors a that helps deserving students reach their educational and professional goals by presenting awards of up to $5,000 to students pursuing trade school, community and four year college, and graduate degrees. The Foundation presents approximately $90,000 each year to recipients based on financial need, academic standing, character and leadership qualities. 
Some scholarships have broad criteria for eligibility, while others are more specific. and their eligibility criteria, as well as other scholarships offered by the Auxiliary of the FRA and other affiliated entities. 

APPLICATION PROCESS 

makes scholarship applications available from September 1 through April 15 each year. All applications and supporting documents must be postmarked no later than April 15th. LA FRA Scholarship: be awarded annually to the male or female candidate chosen from children or grandchildren of members of the FRA and LA FRA. The Sam Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund: To be awarded to the male or female candidate chosen from the sons, daughters, grandsons, or granddaughters of deceased LA FRA and FRA members. Allie Mae Oden Memorial Scholarship: is awarded to a candidate chosen from the children or grandchildren of members of the FRA or LA FRA. NP Scholarship: Awarded annually to the candidate chosen from children and grandchildren of members of the LA FRA or FRA, or deceased members of the LA FRA or FRA. by the National President and the committee, in the name of the Auxiliary, and designated as the LA FRA National President’s Scholarship. Please click for all of the above LAFRA scholarships 

FRA Scholarship Fund: Please click to find out information about this scholarship program 

If you’re the child or surviving spouse of a service member or member of the Selected Reserve who died on or after September 11, 2001, you may be eligible for the

 Paralyzed Veterans of America is proud to offer funds to PVA members and their immediate family members through our Educational Scholarship Program. Applications for 2025 close on May 15th. 

Eligibility:  

• A PVA member, spouse, or unmarried child (under 24 years of age) who is dependent (as defined by the IRS) on the member for principal support. 

• A citizen of the United States. 

• Accepted and enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited U.S. college or university. 

Awards: $2,500 to full-time students and $1,000 to part-time students. 

– Provides $2,000 grants to selected sons and daughters of active duty, Title 10 AGR/Reserve, Title 32 AGR performing full-time active duty, retired, retired reserve and deceased Air Force members; spouses (stateside) of active duty members and Title 10 AGR/Reservists; and surviving spouses of deceased personnel for their undergraduate studies. 

– We are excited to kick start the opportunity of offering our first ever Military Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Operational Management Scholarship, available to all those current or former active duty military and their dependents who qualify. Deadline: December 15th 2025 

 – Annually awards scholarships to Veterans/active military, their sons, daughters or grandchildren. A son, daughter or grandchild of a deceased Veteran is also eligible. 

 The scholarships offered are need-based and determined by the Student Aid Index (SAI) from the FAFSA. Awards are limited by budget and application volume and are disbursed in two equal payments across fall, spring, or summer terms—covering only unmet financial need. Funds go directly to the student’s school for education-related expenses (excluding personal costs and off-campus housing). Applicants must be under 24, unmarried, and a dependent of a U.S. veteran with at least a 10% VA disability rating. They must be enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational program, maintain a 2.5 GPA, and not be fully funded elsewhere. Students must reapply each year. Applications are open annually from March 1st – April 15th. 

 – Available to the recipient of a Purple Heart; a direct descendant of a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart or of a Veteran killed in action or who died of wounds; or a spouse or widow(er) of a recipient of the Purple Heart. (Deadline – June 1, 2025) 

 

 

AMVETS offers up to $12,000 scholarships to a qualified Veteran or Active-Duty member of the United States military to include the National Guard or Reserves. The candidate must be in pursuit of a higher education undergrad degree. (NO POST GRADS) 

• Must be a United States Citizen 

• Must be an Honorably/General under Honorable Discharged conditions United States Veteran or Active Military to include National Guard and Reserves 

• Must meet the AMVETS/FAFSA requirements of a Regular Student 

• Must be enrolled in an eligible degree program at an accredited four (4) year college or university (NO POST GRAD) 

• Must demonstrate financial need 

• Must not be in default on a federal student loan 

• Must agree to authorize AMVETS to publicize scholarship award 

Application: OPEN, Renews January 15th - April 30th annually.  

– We are excited to kick start the opportunity of offering our first ever Military Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Operational Management Scholarship, available to all those current or former active duty military and their dependents who qualify. Deadline: December 15th 2025 

 – Annually awards scholarships to Veterans/active military, their sons, daughters or grandchildren. A son, daughter or grandchild of a deceased Veteran is also eligible.