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Application Deadline: March 1, 2022

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Child or step-child of one of the following:
  • Active duty, Reserve, or veteran* U.S. Marine
  • A Marine killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps
  • Active duty, reserve, or veteran U.S. Navy Corpsman, Navy Chaplain or Religious Program Specialist who is or was attached to a U.S. Marine Corps unit or who was killed while serving with a U.S. Marine Corps unit*

• Minimum 2.00 GPA
• Demonstrate financial need through a family adjusted gross income of $109,000 or less for the 2020 tax year
• Attending or planning to attend a school listed on the National Center for Education Statistic’s College Navigator website for the upcoming academic year
• Submit a completed application with all required documents by the deadline

* Veterans must have received an honorable discharge.

DISQUALIFICATIONS:

• Military parent or applicant veteran does not have an honorable discharge
• Applicant already has an undergraduate degree
• Applicant and/or awarded scholar is attending a Federal Service Academy or a school not listed on College Navigator
• Applicants whose military stepparent is no longer married to their biological parent

CHILDREN OF THE FALLEN:
The Scholarship Foundation guarantees scholarships of $30,000 over four years ($7,500 per year) to eligible children of the following:

• Children of Marines and veteran Marines whose parent was killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
• Children of Marines or Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit who were killed in combat operations or during a Department of Defense operation, training exercise, or domestic terrorist incident on or after September 11, 2001
• Children of Marines, Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit whose parent died by suicide as a result of combat related Post-Traumatic Stress.

CHILDREN OF THE WOUNDED:

The Scholarship Foundation provides scholarship support of $6,000 to $40,000 over four years ($1,500 – $10,000 per year) to eligible children of the following:

• Children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit who were wounded in action in any war or conflict.
• Children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit who were permanently retired from the Marine Corps or Navy as a result of their service related injury.
• Children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit whose parent is currently ill or injured and serving with Wounded Warrior Regiment/Battalion.

GRANDCHILDREN:

Grandchildren applicants must provide documentation of their grandparent’s membership in one of the associations below and meet the Scholarship Foundation’s eligibility criteria as listed above. This includes financial eligibility and there are no exceptions. These programs receive limited funding and not all who apply will receive a scholarship award.

• 4th Marine Division Association of WWII
• 5th Marine Division Association of WWII
• 531 Gray Ghost Squadron Association
• 3rd Battalion/26th Marines
• Basic Class 3-56 Graduate
• Marines’ Memorial Association
• USMC/Combat Helicopter Association

Proof of membership can include: membership card, roster list, letter from the association indicating membership.