Scholarships for Military Families - Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarships These scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit rather than nancial need.
Army ROTC
Army ROTC scholarships are o ered at hundreds of colleges. Application packets, information about eligibility, and the telephone number of an ROTC advisor in your area are available from
College Army ROTC
Telephone: 1-888-550-ARMY (1-888-550-2769)
Website: www.goarmy.com/rotc
Air Force ROTC
The Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) college scholarship program targets students pursuing certain foreign language and technical degrees, although students entering a wide variety of majors
may be accepted. Information about AFROTC scholarships is available from College Scholarship Section
Telephone: 1-866-4-AFROTC (1-866-423-7682)
Website: www.afrotc.com
Navy ROTC
Navy ROTC o ers both four-year and partial scholarships. For information and applications, contact
Scholarship Office
Telephone: 1-800-NAV-ROTC (1-800-628-7682),
ext. 29395
Website: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil
Veterans Service Organization Scholarships
The following organizations o er scholarships primarily to active duty military, veterans, and/or their families. Further information is at the websites listed.
American Legion
www.legion.org/scholarships
AMVETS
www.amvets.org/programs/scholarships.html
Disabled American Veterans
www.dav.org/volunteers/scholarship.aspx
Paralyzed Veterans of America
www.pva.org/scholarships
Veterans of Foreign Wars
www.vfw.org/community/programs
Vietnam Veterans of America
www.vva.org/scholarship.html
U.S. Department of Education Grants e U.S. Department of Education makes grant funds available to students whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after the events of 9/11.
At the time of the parent’s or guardian’s death, the student must have been younger than 24 years old and/or enrolled at least part-time at an institution of higher education. Before a student can receive
such grant funds, he or she must ll out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSASM) at www.fafsa.gov. Additional information about the FAFSA and nding money for college is at
www.studentaid.ed.gov. Source
