Scholarships to USA Active Duty Service Members and Dependen

Scholarships to USA Active Duty Service Members and Dependents of Service Members for Higher Education and Vocational Programs

Hunt Heroes Foundation Scholarship Program

GrantWatch ID# 201329

Agency: Foundation

Funding Source

Hunt Heroes Foundation and Scholarship America

Geographic Focus

All USA

Important Dates

Deadline: 03/02/23 3:00 PM CT Save

Grant Description

Scholarships to USA active duty service members and dependents of service members for higher education and vocational programs. Scholarships must be used for undergraduate studies or vocational-technical or certificate studies only. Scholarship recipients are selected based on community involvement, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, a statement of educational and career goals and objectives, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an outside appraisal.

Hunt Heroes Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist active duty service members, National Guard or Reservists of one of the five branches of the United States Armed Services or their dependents who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Service members of all ages, as well as their dependents and/or spouses, are encouraged to apply; whether they are returning to school or just beginning their post-secondary studies.

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Additional Eligibility Criteria

Applicants to the Hunt Heroes Foundation Scholarship Program must be:
- An active-duty service member, National Guard or Reservist of one of the six branches of the United States Armed Services (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Space Force) and prepared to provide current military identification to Hunt Heroes Foundation if selected as a recipient; or
- A dependent* of a service member prepared to provide documentation of dependent status to Hunt Heroes Foundation if selected as a recipient by providing (a) birth certificate; (b) custody or guardianship order from a court with authority; and/or (c) marriage certificate; and be
- A high school senior or high school graduate or a current postsecondary undergraduate at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational school or a trade school student; and
- Planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year

*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

*You do not need to be a resident of a Hunt Military Community.

Ineligible

NOTE: Retirees and dependents of retirees are not eligible for this scholarship.

Employees of Hunt Companies and employee dependents are not eligible for this scholarship.

Pre-Application Information

Deadline to apply: March 2, 2023 3:00 pm CT

Applicants will be notified in May.

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$50,000

Number of Grants

Up to eighteen (18) awards will be granted

Estimated Size of Grant

- Five (5) $5,000 awards for top applicants enrolled in 2-year associates programs or 4-year undergraduate studies,
- Eight (8) $2,500 awards enrolled in vocational-technical programs or certificates, or the next highest-ranking applicants for 2-year associates programs or 4-year undergraduate studies programs, and
- Five (5) $1,000 awards for the next highest-ranking applicants enrolled in vocational-technical programs or certificates, 2-year associates program or 4-year undergraduate studies program.

Contact Information

Apply online: https://start.scholarsapply.org/?programcycleid=57511

Direct questions to huntheroesscholarship@scholarshipamerica.org

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