FORT LEE, Va. –
Applications for the 2014 Scholarships for Military Children Program will be available at commissaries worldwide or at www.militaryscholar.org Dec. 3.
Applications must be turned in by Feb. 28, 2014, and packages must be hand-delivered or shipped to a commissary. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.
This year's award amount has risen to $2,000, and the program awards at least one scholarship to a qualified applicant at each commissary.
Applicants must be a dependent or unmarried child of an active duty, reserve or guard Service member or retiree, or a survivor of an active duty or retired military member.
Applicants and their sponsors must be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System database and have a Department of Defense ID card.
Applicants must attend an accredited college or university full time in the fall 2014 semester or be enrolled in studies designed to transfer to a four-year program.
Since its inception in 2001, the program awarded more than $11.3 million in scholarships to 7,412 military dependents.
For more information, contact 856-616-9311 or militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com.