Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Eligibility Requirements

• Child or step-child of one of the following:
  • Active duty, Reserve, or veteran U.S. Marine
  • A Marine killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps
  • Active duty, reserve, or veteran U.S. Navy Corpsman, Navy Chaplain or Religious Program Specialist who is or was attached to a U.S. Marine Corps unit or who was killed while serving with a U.S. Marine Corps unit*
• Minimum 2.00 GPA
• Demonstrate financial need through a family-adjusted gross income of $123,000 or less for the 2023 tax year
• Attending or planning to attend an accredited school that is eligible for federal funding
• Submit a completed application with all required documents by the deadline

*Veterans must have received an honorable discharge.

Disqualifications:

• Military parent or applicant veteran does not have an honorable discharge
• Applicant already has an undergraduate degree
• Applicant and/or awarded scholar is attending a Federal Service Academy
• Applicant and/or awarded scholar is attending a school not listed on College Navigator or one that is not eligible for federal funding
• Applicants whose military stepparent is no longer married to their biological parent
• Applicants who will not have a high school diploma by August 1, 2025
  • Note: We are unable to support dual enrollment or early access programs

Children of the Fallen

The Scholarship Foundation guarantees scholarships of $30,000 over four years ($7,500 per year) to eligible children of the following:

• Children of Marines and veteran Marines whose parent was killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
• Children of Marines or Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit who were killed in combat operations or during a Department of Defense operation, training exercise, or domestic terrorist incident on or after September 11, 2001
• Children of Marines, Navy Corpsmen, Chaplains or Religious Program Specialists attached to a Marine unit whose parent died by suicide as a result of combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress.