Spouses And Children Of Military Personnel Enjoy The Benefits Of Military Dependent Scholarships

Having a spouse or a parent in the military can make you feel limited. You live where the armed forces tell you to, unless your wife, husband, or parent is overseas, in which case you live without that person. If that person is the primary caregiver, you may be feeling the pinch financially, or you may simply wish for something more professionally. There are military dependent scholarships and grants available specifically for people like you who are going to school for the first time or returning to start a new career.

The Military Wife Scholarship, offered at allied.edu, provides tuition assistance for the spouse of military personnel, with the idea that you may have to transfer programs at any given time with new military orders. This scholarship can be used anywhere in the United States, or world wide, so if your family is sent overseas, you can still complete your education. This and other scholarships for the spouses and children of military personnel are found here at this site.

At nationalresourcedirectory.gov, you will find a long list of assistance programs available for family members of military staff. The Army Aviation Association of America Scholarships, for example, offers scholarships and interest free loans to the spouses, unmarried children, and even unmarried siblings of men and women who are enlisted, warrant officers, company grade, or Department of Army civilian officers.

Dependent children of military men and women are eligible for scholarship dollars of up to $3,000 for this coming semester at military.com. Here you will find the link to the scholarship application; this is the only place you can access it. You must fill it out in its entirety and submit it per instructions. It is recognized at almost all colleges nationwide, and in fact, at Northern Virginia Community College, a second scholarship is offered for up to $4,000 for the same demographic.

The GI Bill, revised in September, 2011, offers financial aid and scholarships to family members of those men and women who have died and who were enlisted in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines. This Dependents' Education Assistance Program provides education opportunities in the form of degrees and training certificates for children and spouses of active military personnel, veterans, and those who have passed away.

Another excellent resource for military dependent scholarship opportunities is fortjacksonmwr.com. Here you will find a database, of sorts, that lists scholarship opportunities for family members of military personnel. The Commissary Scholarship, for example, is one of several funding programs available through the Fisher House Foundation. The goal of this foundation is to help the sons and daughters of military personnel achieve their undergraduate or graduate degree.

A visit to collegescholarships.org will uncover another generous list of scholarships and grants available to dependents of military personnel. Dependent children of Air Force veterans, healthy or disabled, are eligible for the AMF Scholarship. This program awards $1,000 to $2,000 per year to single applicants under the age of 23 who are supported by their parents and living at home at least 50% of the time.