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SCHOLARSHIPS & WAIVERS
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DESCENDENTS OF VETERANS
Children of Warriors National Presidents' Scholarship
STATE-SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
Alabama: CollegeCounts Scholarship
Alaska: Alaska Community Foundation
Arizona: Arizona Promise Program
Arkansas: Arkansas Division of Higher Education Scholarship
California: California Student Aid Commission
Colorado: Various Scholarships for Colorado High School Juniors and Seniors
Connecticut: Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
Connecticut Community Foundation
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
Delaware: Delaware Resident Scholarships
Florida: Florida Bright Futures
Florida (Military Out of State): Florida Bright Futures--see page 11 (OOS Students)
Georgia: Georgia Student Finance Commission
Hawaii: Hawaii Community Founddation
Idaho: Idaho State Board of Education
Illinois: Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Grants
Indiana: Learn More Indiana
Iowa: Iowa Department of Education
Kansas: Kansas Board of Regents
Kentucky: Blue Grass Community Foundation
Kentucky Higher Educatino Assistance Authority
Louisiana: Louisiana Office of Financial Assistance
Other Louisiana Scholarships (including list by month)
Maine: FAME Maine
Daniel Lambert Memorial Scholarship (Maine residents with a veteran parent/grandparent)
Maryland: Maryland Resident Scholarships
Massachusetts: Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Michigan: Michigan Student Aid Michigan Student Aid BY COUNTY
American Legion: Department of Michigan (MI residents who are descendants of a veteran)
Minnsesota: Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship
Mississippi: HELP, MESG, MTAG, FAITH Scholarship, Law Officers and Firefighters, Nissan Scholarship
Missouri: Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Missouri American Legion (MO residents, decendent of a veteran)
Montana: Reach Higher Montana
Nebraska: Nebraska Department of Education
Nevada: Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
New Hampshire: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
New Jersey: Higher Education Assistance Authority
New Mexico: New Mexico Higher Education Department
New York: New York Higher Education Services Corporation
North Carolina: College for North Carolina
North Dakota: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Hattie K. Tedrow Memorial Fund Scholarship (ND residents who are descendents of a veteran who served honorably)
Ohio: Ohio Department of Higher Education
Oklahoma: Oklahoma College Start
Oregon: Oregon Goes to College
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Grant Program
Rhode Island: Rhode Island Foundation
South Carolina: South Carolina Residents Scholarships and Grants
South Dakota: South Dakota Department of Education
Tennessee: College for Tennessee
Texas: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG)
Heart of Texas MOAA (residents of certain TX counties with ties to certain military veterans)
Utah: Utah System of Higher Education
Vermont: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Virginia: Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (VTAG)
Washington: Washington State Opportunity Scholarship
West Virginia: College for West Virginia
Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wyoming: Wyoming Community Foundation
STATE TUITION WAIVERS (Dependents of Veterans Rated >90%)
Hawaii and Mississippi have pending state bills.
TIP: Most of these state-benefits can be used together with Chapter 35 Federal Benefits (click HERE)
Louisiana (click here to see eligibility requirements of 90%)
Virginia (click here to see eligibility requirements of 90%)
OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS/DATABASES:
www.oregongoestocollege Not only for Oregon students, this database lists available scholarships chronologically
https://www.partners-in-purpose.com/ ("This comprehensive, fully searchable Joint Services Scholarship Database for Military Dependents (children, spouses, descendants, relatives etc.) Active Duty, National Guard & Reserves of all branches, Veteran, and ROTC."). I just love their creative tagline.... "If it's out there.... it's in here." :)
National Military Family Scholarship: For spouses of active duty and veterans.
Pioneer Military Credit: For spouses of activ duty and veterans
Smart Scholarship DoD Scholarship-for-Service Program, focusing on STEM, provides full tuition, stipend, internships and career after graduation
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Eligible Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill or dependents using the Fry Scholarship may get added benefits. This scholarship provides up to 9 months (or $30,000) of benefits for training in high-demand fields
Amazon Future Engineers Up to $10,000/year for high school seniors who are planning to major in Computer science or engineering; scholarship also comes with possible paid internship at Amazon after freshman year of college.
