Scholarships for Dependents of Disabled Veterans, Spouse Grants
Non-profits, universities, states, and businesses recognize the unique challenges faced by disabled veterans. These organizations honor the service and sacrifice of disabled and deceased veterans, as well as their family members and caregivers, with a variety of scholarships for disabled veterans and their spouses and dependent children.
The amounts and details of all programs are current as of press time, but they are always subject to change due to funding, legislation, or other factors. Check the official site for each program to learn the most current details.
>> For more scholarships for military, veterans, spouses, and dependents, please use the CollegeRecon Scholarship Finder.
College Scholarships for Military Spouses and Dependents
Non-profits, universities, states, and businesses recognize the unique challenges faced by disabled veterans. These organizations honor the service and sacrifice of disabled and deceased veterans, as well as their family members and caregivers, with a variety of scholarships for disabled veterans and their spouses and dependent children.
The amounts and details of all programs are current as of press time, but they are always subject to change due to funding, legislation, or other factors. Check the official site for each program to learn the most current details.
Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarship
- Award: Past awards have included $2,500 for full-time students; $1,000 for part-time students.
- The Details: Funded by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Educational Scholarship Program, awards are available to PVA members and their immediate family members.
- Who’s Eligible: Applicants must be a PVA member, a spouse, or a dependent child under age 24. US citizenship and enrollment in an accredited US college are required.
- Learn more: Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarship
Purple Heart Scholarship Program
- Award: Past awards up to $5,000.
- The Details: The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) supports Purple Heart recipients and their families.
- Who’s Eligible: Purple Heart recipients, their spouses, children, and grandchildren who are MOPH members. Must be pursuing a first degree or certificate with a 2.75 minimum GPA.
Colorado Technical University Patriot Scholarships
- Award: 50 recipients receive 100% tuition, textbooks, and a laptop.
- The Details: These scholarships support wounded warriors and their families.
- Who’s Eligible: Active duty or honorably discharged members with a service-connected disability rating of at least 30%. Spouses, caregivers, and dependent children are also eligible.
Folds of Honor Higher Education Scholarships
- Award: Past awards up to $5,000
- The Details: Folds of Honor provides support for the first degree or technical certificate.
- Who’s Eligible: Spouses and dependents of deceased or 10% or more disabled veterans.
Fisher House Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships
- Award: Amount varies by year (Past awards up to $2,000).
- The Details: Merit-based scholarships for children of fallen or 100% disabled veterans.
- Who’s Eligible: Unmarried dependents under age 23 of service members disabled or killed in active service on or after September 11, 2001.
- Award: Past awards have included full tuition for up to four years.
- The Details: This program focuses on reducing unmet financial costs, including room and board and books.
- Who’s Eligible: Children of Post-9/11 fallen and wounded service members.
Hope For The Warriors Military Spouse and Caregiver Scholarship
- Award: Past awards between $1,500 to $2,500.
- The Details: The program offers aid for various academic and career goals.
- Who’s Eligible: Post-9/11 military spouses and caregivers. Applications are typically accepted twice a year.
Patriot Legacy Fund Scholarships
- Award: Amount varies; based on financial need.
- The Details: These awards support the pursuit of a first undergraduate degree or certificate.
- Who’s Eligible: Unmarried dependents under age 24 of veterans with a 10% or higher VA disability rating. A 2.5 GPA is required.
- Award: Past awards up to $4,000 ($1,000 per year for four years).
- The Details: Designed to provide financial assistance to veterans and their families.
- Who’s Eligible: Children and grandchildren of veterans or active duty service members.
Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship
- Award: Past awards included housing stipends, financial coaching, and mentorship.
- The Details: Assists severely injured post-9/11 veterans in completing their education and transitioning to civilian life.
- Who’s Eligible: Veterans with a VA disability rating of 60% or higher.
Army Emergency Relief (AER) – MG James Ursano Scholarship
- Award: Varies based on need.
- The Details: A need-based program established to assist the children of soldiers.
- Who’s Eligible: Children of active duty, retired, or deceased Army Soldiers. Must be under age 24 and unmarried.
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Education Assistance
- Award: Past awards between $500 to $3,000.
- The Details: Provides grants and interest-free loans to help Navy and Marine Corps families pursue higher education.
- Who’s Eligible: Children (under age 23) or spouses of active duty, retired, or deceased Sailors or Marines.
Air & Space Forces Aid Society – General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant
- Award: Past awards between $500 to $4,000.
- The Details: The centerpiece of AFAS education support, awarded based on financial need.
- Who’s Eligible: Dependent children and spouses of active duty, retired, or deceased Air Force or Space Force members.
Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships
- Award: Past awards between $2,500 to $5,000.
- The Details: Supports college-aged dependents and spouses of Coast Guard members.
- Who’s Eligible: Children of active-duty, retired, or active-reserve Coast Guard members.
Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation
- Award: Past awards up to $5,000.
- The Details: Merit-based scholarships for Navy dependents.
- Who’s Eligible: Dependent children and spouses of active duty, retired, or honorably discharged U.S. Navy personnel.
>> For more scholarships for military, veterans, spouses, and dependents, please use the CollegeRecon Scholarship Finder.
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About the author
Lori Waddell serves as Co-director of an emergency response COAD in Montana, a freelance writer, and an Air Force Key Spouse. She is passionate about empowering communities and individuals through knowledge and resources. She currently lives in Montana with her husband and two children.
Joe Wallace is a 13-year veteran of the United States Air Force and a former reporter/editor for Air Force Television News and the Pentagon Channel. His freelance work includes contract work for Motorola, VALoans.com, and Credit Karma. He is co-founder of Dim Art House in Springfield, Illinois, and spends his non-writing time as an abstract painter, independent publisher, and occasional filmmaker.
