Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships

The "Heroes' Legacy Scholarships" program honors not only those who have fallen in battle, but all who have died or have become disabled through their active military service since September 11, 2001. The program is open to their dependent unmarried children under age 23. A disability is defined as one that results in the service member being eligible for, and receiving, Traumatic Service Members' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) or a permanent and total disability compensation rating of 100%.

Scholarships for Military Children Program

Commissaries are an integral part of the quality of life offered to service members and their families. The Scholarships for Military Children Program was created in recognition of the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and to celebrate the role of the commissary in the military family community. Program is open to sons and daughters of active duty, reserve/guard, or retired military commissary customers. Recipient must be enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in a four-year undergraduate college or university, accredited in the U. S. They must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 basis.

A total of 700 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded. There will be at least one recipient selected at every commissary location where qualified applications are received, and additional recipients will be selected based on a prorate basis, so more applicants will be selected from those commissaries with larger numbers of applicants.

National Military Family Association Military Spouse Scholarships

The National Military Family Association recognizes the unique challenges today’s military spouses face in pursuing additional training or education. Frequent moves make it difficult to complete programs and establish a career. We are here to help ease the financial obstacles that accompany pursuing a higher education. The mission of this scholarship program is to help prepare military spouses for meaningful employment and to better contribute to their family’s financial security.

NMFA awards an average of $500 for career funding and $1,000 for degrees. Up to $2500 is available for clinical supervision towards licensure in the mental health profession. Spouses are also eligible for funding, typically $1,000, to build their own businesses. This includes entrepreneurs, LLCs, direct sales, franchises, contractors, and other for-profit ventures. Any spouse with a valid military ID is eligible. 

The Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarships are warded to spouses of all Uniformed Services members:

• Active Duty
• National Guard and Reserve
• Retirees
• Survivors

Heroes' Legacy Scholarship

Dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active duty personnel, Reserve/Guard and retired military members, or survivors of service members who died while on active duty may apply for a Heroes' Legacy Scholarship if they meet one of the following additional criteria:

• One of the parents died while serving on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 in any branch or component of the U. S. Armed Forces OR
• One of the parents, while serving on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, became disabled - meaning that the parent qualified for receipt of Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) OR
• One of the parents, who was on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, received a permanent and total compensation rating of 100% from the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs.

Must possess a DD Form 1173 (United States Uniformed Services Identification Card)

Applicants must be enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a full-time undergraduate program of study leading to a bachelor's degree at an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall term of 2018.

High school applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 basis). College applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. College freshmen must submit a first semester college transcript.

Scholarships for Military Children

• dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active military duty personnel, reserve/guard and retired military members, or survivors of service members who died while on active duty (also see Heroes' Legacy Scholarship)
• OR survivors of individuals who died while receiving retired pay from the military, may apply for a scholarship.
• Applicants must be enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a full-time undergraduate program of study leading to a bachelor's degree at an accredited U.S. college or university.
• High school applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 basis).
• College applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50. College freshmen must submit a first semester college transcript.
• Applicants attending a community or junior college must be enrolled in a program of study designed to allow them to transfer directly into a four-year program.
• **Dependent children of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Public Health Service, other federal or military related agencies or activities, or DoD civilian employees are not eligible unless they meet the above requirement.
• **Applicants should ensure that they, as well as their sponsor, are currently enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database (or call 1-800-538-9552) and that they have a current dependent military ID card. The DEERS database will be the primary method of verifying eligibility.

National Military Family Association Military Spouse Scholarships

• are a military spouse with a valid military ID
• are married to an active duty, reserve, guard, retired, medically retired, wounded or fallen service member (must be a service-related wound, illness, injury or death that took place after September 11, 2001)
• are a dual service military spouse
• are a divorced spouse, but ONLY if you receive 20/20/20 benefits or 20/20/15 benefits
• are married when we ask for verification paperwork, usually a month after the applications close

You are not eligible if you are:

• Surviving spouses who are remarried, unless they are remarried to a service member
• Children (Check the Defense Commissary Agency Military Children Scholarships at www.fisherhouse.org)
• Spouses of former service members, unless they are retired or medically-retired

Scholarships for Military Children Program - Application and instructions available online at: http://militaryscholar.org/sfmc/index.html 

Each application will include the following which must be submitted as ONE PACKAGE:

• The completed two-page application
• High school applicants: transcript indicating a minimum cumulative
  GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• College applicants: transcript indicating a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5 or above on a 4.0 scale
• A short TYPED essay. Review the question

Heroes' Legacy Scholarship- Application and instructions available online at: http://militaryscholar.org/legacy/how.html

You will need the following:

• Transcript or copy of your grades
• Documents that verify the death, eligibility to receive Traumatic Service members Group Life Insurance (TSGLI), or disability of the sponsor.
• The DD214 or DD1300 that shows the sponsor's dates of service
• Re-applicants: The letter from Scholarship Managers provides a 9-digit code. This code allows you to skip re-submitting the DD214 or DD1300 forms; however, you will still need to create a new user account and application.

National Military Family Association Military Spouse Scholarships - Application and instructions available online at: https://scholarships.militaryfamily.org/offers/nmfa-spouse-scholarship/

National Military Family Association Military Spouse Scholarships

About Joanne Holbrook Patton: Our Scholarship Program is named in honor of Joanne Holbrook Patton, a fifth-generation Army daughter and daughter-in-law of General George S. Patton. She was married to the late Major General George S. Patton for 52 years and believes strongly in the importance of education for military spouses.

If you have a question or concern regarding eligibility, please send us an email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Email: JWeiskopf@fisherhouse.org

If you have a question or concern regarding the application, please send an email to Scholarship Managers and they will get back to you as soon as possible. Email: militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com

If you have a question or concern regarding the military commissary system, visit the Defense Commissary Agency website. Go to: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)