Military and Law Enforcement - Supplemental Sources of Financial Aid
Each listing has its own criteria but deadline dates, selection conditions, application processes, and other details change more quickly than we can update this page. Please contact each individual source for complete, up-to-date details.
American Legion Auxiliary
National Headquarters
777 N. Meridian St., 3rd Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1189
Phone: 317.955.3845
Fax: 317.955.3884
alahq@legion-aux.org
Non-Traditional Student Scholarships are available for a student returning to the classroom after some period of time in which his/her formal schooling was interrupted or a student who has had at least one year of college and is in need of financial assistance to pursue an undergraduate degree. The applicant must be a member of the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary or Sons of The American Legion. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded in each Division.
Deadline: March 10
Many state auxiliaries of the American Legion offer financial aid in addition to the assistance offered by the national auxiliary of the American Legion. Please see the National State Headquarters Directory for contact information.
Military Order of the Purple Heart National Headquarters
Scholarship Program
5413-B Backlick Road
Springfield, VA 22151-3960
703.642.5360
info@purpleheart.org
Sons, daughters and grandchildren of MOPH members are eligible to apply for scholarships of an unspecified amount. Scholarships are awarded based on the applicant's demonstrated scholastic aptitude.
Deadline: February 19
The Military and Veterans Benefits Law Scholarship
Law School Vets
Help.Desk@LawSchoolVets.com
Each year the Military and Veterans Scholarship Program awards three $2,000 scholarships to 2L or 3L law school students. Students must have served in a branch of the Armed Forces, or be concurrently involved with a branch of the Armed Forces. These may include: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Reserve, Marines and ancillary departments and programs.
Deadline: August 1
Reserve Officers' Association of the United States
Henry J. Reilly Memorial Scholarship
ATTN: Ms. Betsy Allen
One Constitution Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002-5655
Phone: 202.479.2200
Fax: 202.479.0416
Up to twenty-five, $500 awards are made each year to active or associate ROA members in good standing. Applicants must maintain at least a 3.30 GPA and have an undergraduate GPA of 3.20 and must demonstrate leadership qualities.
Deadline: April 10
U.S. Army
Educational Loan Repayment Program
4695 Washtenaw Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734.434.6772
The Army will pay off one-third of all federally insured educational debt, up to $65,000 for each year of active duty served. For each year served in the Army Reserve, up to $3,300 will be paid off annually.
Veterans Administration Educational Assistance Program
Veteran's Benefits Office
The University of Michigan
1513 LSA Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.763.9066
Eligible veterans attending the University of Michigan may coordinate their benefits through the above address.
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