Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Here’s a clearer, teacher-style version of the information — organized so a student (or a parent) can quickly see whether they meet the criteria and what will disqualify them.

Overview
- This scholarship is intended for children or stepchildren of U.S. Marines or certain Navy personnel attached to Marine units. It has academic and financial requirements and specific exclusions. Read each item carefully and use the checklist below.

Eligibility requirements (check all that apply)
- Relationship: You must be the child or stepchild of one of the following:
- An active duty, Reserve, or veteran U.S. Marine, or
- A Marine who was killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, or
- An 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 a service member from those Navy roles who was killed while serving with a Marine unit.
- Discharge status: Veterans must have received an honorable discharge.
- GPA: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.
- Financial need: Family adjusted gross income of $123,000 or less (based on the 2023 tax year).
- School: You must be attending or planning to attend an accredited institution that is eligible for federal funding.
- Application: A completed application and all required documents must be submitted by the posted deadline.

Disqualifications (you are not eligible if any of the following apply)
- The military parent or veteran applicant (the parent) does not have an honorable discharge.
- You already hold an undergraduate degree.
- You are attending (or the awarded scholar would attend) a Federal Service Academy.
- You are attending (or the awarded scholar would attend) a school that is not listed on College Navigator or a school that is not eligible for federal funding.
- Your military stepparent is no longer married to your biological parent (i.e., the step-relationship has ended).
- You will not have a high school diploma by August 1, 2025.
- Note: Dual enrollment or early access programs are not supported by this scholarship.

Children of the Fallen — guaranteed scholarship
- The Foundation guarantees a total of $30,000 per eligible student, paid over four years ($7,500 per year), for children who meet the following criteria:
- 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 Marine units 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 Marine units whose parent died by suicide as a result of combat-related PTSD.

If you’d like, I can convert this into a printable checklist or a short form you can use to confirm eligibility before you apply. Which would be more helpful?