MOAA - American Patriot Scholarship
$2,500 minimum
- DeadlineMarch 1st
- StateNationwide
- BranchesArmy, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, USPHS
About this scholarship
As a result of the terrorists' attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the MOAA Scholarship Fund established the American Patriot Scholarship to help children of uniformed services personnel-officers and enlisted- who died while in Active service as a member of the Regular, Guard or Reserve Forces.
Details
- Award
- $2,500 minimum
- Deadline
- March 1st
- Application opens
- November 1st
- State
- Nationwide
- Branches
- Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, USPHS
- Status of service member
- Active Duty, Veteran, National Guard, Reserves, Deceased/KIA
- Relation to service member
- Child
- Affiliation
- Member of the Uniformed Services who died while in Active service or was severely wounded (Traumatic SGLI)
- Intended program
- undergraduate study at an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university
- Requirements
- To qualify, a student must be a child of a member of the Uniformed Services who died while in Active service or was severely wounded (as defined as Traumatic SGLI). They must be under the age of 24 at the time of application. The maximum age for students who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces before completing college will be increased by the number of years served, for up to five years of service or 29 years of age. Applications are accepted on our Web site beginning early November through NOON (EST) 1 March each year.
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