Women Marines Association Scholarship
$500-$5,000 9 Awards Available
- DeadlineMarch 31st
- StateNationwide
- BranchesMarine Corps
About this scholarship
To qualify for review, the applicant must provide proof of one of the following criteria: a. Have served, or are serving in the United States Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve OR b. Be a direct descendant by blood (three generations, i.e., child, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, aunt, uncle), legal adoption, or stepchild of a Marine on active duty, or who has served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, Regular or Reserve, OR c. Be a sibling, legal adoption, or stepchild of a Marine on active duty, or who has served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, Regular or Reserve, OR d. Be a spouse of a Marine OR e. Have completed two (2) years in the Marine Corps JROTC program OR f. Successfully completed the Young Marines Program; AND g. Be sponsored by a current WMA member in good standing. The Director of Membership provides an official roster that verifies the sponsor’s membership status.
Details
- Award
- $500-$5,000 9 Awards Available
- Deadline
- March 31st
- Application opens
- February 1st
- State
- Nationwide
- Branches
- Marine Corps
- Status of service member
- Active Duty, Veteran, Reserves, ROTC
- Relation to service member
- Great-Grandchild, Grandchild, Self, Spouse, Child, Family Member
- Affiliation
- Eligibility: All scholarship applicants must be sponsored by a WMA member in good standing (apart from Marine Corps JROTC cadets and Young Marines who have a special eligibility requirement as stated Proof of Military Service) and satisfy one of the identified criteria outlined in WMA Scholarship Procedures
- Intended program
- Accredited college, university, or college-level trade school, Undregraduate, Graduate or PhD
- Requirements
- Proof of military service, proof of relationship to a US Marine, USMC JROTC Status, Proof of Young Marines Program. High School Student must have minimum GPA of 3.0. Official transcipt, letter of acceptance from school of choice. College Students Minimum GPA 3.0, HS Transcript, College transcript. Masters & PhD students, official undergraduate transcript. See link for additional details. https://www.womenmarines.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-WMA-Scholarships-Procedures.pdf
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