Here’s a list of common scholarship partners supporting military families. Most scholarships will benefit from a completed FAFSA application before applying to specialized scholarships, especially for need-based scholarships.

Air and Space Forces Aid Society

Options for college scholarships, grants, and no-interest loans.

American Legion Scholarships

Offers several scholarships to veterans, active-duty service members, and their families, including the Legacy Scholarship for Children of Post-9/11 Veterans.

AMVETS Scholarships

Provides scholarships to veterans, active-duty service members, and their families pursuing undergraduate degrees.

Anchor Scholarship

Provides options to scholarship for dependents and spouses of active-duty or retired U.S. Navy members.

Army Women's Foundation Legacy Scholarship

Supports women veterans and active-duty in U.S. Army, Army Reserves, or Army National Guard, as well as their dependents.

Coast Guard Foundation

Multiple scholarships for Coast Guard members and Reservists, their spouses and their dependents. 

Douglas Scholarship Fund for Military Children

Provides scholarships for military dependent low-income children with the Foundation for the Carolinas.

Fisher House Scholarship for Military Children

Scholarship open to all branches, as well as Reserves and National Guard.

Folds of Honor

Provides scholarships to military and first responder families.

Folded Flag Foundation

Provides scholarships and grants to the spouses and children of the U.S. military and government personnel who died as a result of hostile action or in an accident related to U.S. combat operations.

Hope for the Warriors

Provide scholarships for spouses and caregivers pursuing associates, job training, bachelor's, or master's programs, including surviving spouses. 

Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship

Scholarship for spouse's of active-duty, retired, or deceased military members.

Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarship Program for Dependent Children

Assists children of U.S. Army Soldiers in obtaining their first undergraduate degrees.

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Supports Marine Corps and Navy Corpsmen's dependent children. All eligible applicants receive a scholarship, varies in amount.

Navy Supply Corps Foundation

Supports spouses, children, and grandchildren of eligible Supply Corps officers or NCOs.

Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarships

Supports veterans with disabilities and their family members pursuing education or vocational training.

Pat Tillman Scholar Program

Supports veterans, active-duty, and spouses of active-duty or veterans, as well as surviving spouses. 

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarships

Supports students participating in ROTC programs, offering full or partial tuition and other benefits.

Scholarship America

The Scholarship America Veteran Scholarship for Educators is committed to supporting U.S. military veterans who aspire to make a lasting impact in K-12 education. 

Student Veterans of America (SVA)

Student Veterans can apply for open scholarships from SVA’s Partners. These are distributed to top student veterans in a manner that doesn’t interfere with the G.I. Bill or other financial aid.

You can find a current list of scholarships offered by SVA here: Scholarships - Student Veterans of America®

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 

Supports veterans through a collaboration with SVA to offer scholarships. 

Veterans United Foundation

Supports veterans and their families.

This is not an all-inclusive list. Please visit other vetted scholarship portals such as ScholarshipOwl, Scholarships.com, FastWeb, or CollegeBoard to view more scholarship opportunities.