Dear Student Veterans Organization members,
Your advocate on the UNCW campus, Ernie Kniffen, has been gathering information about scholarships that are available to military veterans and their families. He wants you to know about the information at the following links:
* Operation Homefront's Cinchouse Scholarship for Military Spouses: (Deadline Aug 15 2008)
The scholarship award is offered to spouses of uniformed services members to attend a college, accredited trade school, certificate program, vocational school or community college.The scholarship funds may be used to assist with tuition, fees and books, and will be paid directly to the educational institution. Applicants must resubmit an application each year they would like to be considered.
http://www.operationhomefront.net/pdf/OH_CH%20Schlshp%20App.pdf
* Association of the United States Army:
http://www.ausa.org/webpub/DeptFamilyPrograms.nsf/byid/KCAT-6DKQMQ
* Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
https://www.horatioalger.com/scholarships_military/index.cfm
* In appreciation for the service and sacrifices of North Carolina’s war veterans, a four-year scholarship program at approved schools in North Carolina has been established for the qualifying children of certain class categories of deceased, disabled, combat or POW/MIA veterans:
http://www.doa.state.nc.us/vets/benefits-scholarships.htm
* The Fund for Veterans’ Education was established to provide scholarships to veterans from all branches of the United States Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001 and who are now enrolled in college or vocational-technical school:
Remember that Shannon Miles in the UNCW Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is a great source of information about programs that can assist military veterans. Some of this information may be duplicated on the website for that office: