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In honor of the brave men and women who have served our country, there are a number of veteran scholarships available. Returning to school (or for some, attending for the first time) is a path many soldiers choose to pursue. There’s no better place to start your search for financial assistant than here.

1. American Legion Eight and Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Fund
This scholarship exists to help registered nurses receive training to supervise, administer, or teach. To be eligible, a candidate must have a position in a medical environment lined up, and once the position is secured, it must cover pediatric lung and respiratory control. The scholarship is worth $3,000 and accepts applicants year-round, though the annual deadline is May 15. Winners are announced on July 1.

 2. Tillman Military Scholars
Pat Tillman Military Scholarships are intended to help augment the benefits provided by the GI Bill and to help cover tuition, fees, books, room-and-board, and child care where applicable. To be eligible, one has to be either a veteran or an active service member currently enrolled as a full-time student and presently needing more benefits than the GI Bill can provide. Dependents are also potentially available for this bill, and the scholarship can be renewed depending on academic performance and civic work.

3. VA Mortgage Center Education Scholarships
This grant is awarded biannually, is worth $1,500, and is intended to help veterans enrolled in school pay for their education. To be eligible, one must be a current or prospective ROTC student, active-duty military personnel, an honorably discharged veteran, or a dependent of a veteran or active-duty military personnel. This is an essay contest, and past essay prompts have covered topics such as how military experience will prepare students for their careers.

4. VFW Military Family Scholarship Program
 This scholarship provides 25 scholarships, worth $3,000 each, to VFW members who are either currently serving or discharged before the yearly deadline, December 31. Five scholarships are awarded to each branch of the military and require you to complete a simple entry form and answer what you will use the money for if you’re selected. The VFW describes the award as being intended to fund "education and training."

5. Horatio Alger Military Veterans Scholarship
The Horatio Alger Military Scholarship offers up to $5,000 for veterans of either Afghanistan or Iraq to cover the costs of either on-campus or distance learning at the collegiate level. To apply, you must be a US citizen, have financial need, and prove your intention to complete a college program towards getting a degree.

6. AFCEA Freedom Scholarship
This scholarship offers awards of $2,500 to veterans of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom either in active-duty or honorably discharged. Veterans actively pursuing certain majors at certain two and four-year schools in the United States are eligible, though some distance and online programs are also acceptable. The scholarship is awarded biannually to technology, engineering, or aerospace-related majors; letters of recommendation are also necessary, as are transcripts of academic performance in that field.

7. Troops to Teachers
Troops to Teachers offers aid to former officers looking to become educators in high-poverty schools. The program provides certification and licensing to allow former servicemen to become teachers in elementary, secondary, vocational or technical school. Eligibility is determined based on military performance and academic history, with preferences given to servicemen who have already completed at least some undergraduate or vocational work. Awards vary between $5,000 and $10,000.

Andrew Hall is a guest blogger for Pounding the Pavement and a writer on the subject of technical schools for the Guide to Career Education.


Checkout:- Guide to Education Benefits for Military Service Members

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