Besides the obvious perks of world travel and service to one’s country, there are an enormous number of educational benefit programs available around the country for the families of military personnel. These differ in the amounts of funding they have to offer, who they can disperse money to, the types of programs they will sponsor, and the length of time in education which they will agree to fund. Across the board, these generous programs have been designed and put in place to offer as much educational opportunity with as little financial hardship as possible to those who have committed a portion of their life to military service.
Some of these programs offer the same benefits to the spouse and the children of the military member as they do to the military member themselves, while other programs offer different benefits to each family member. Make sure to review the guidelines below carefully, and adhere to all application requirements in order to be considered for one of these valuable military benefit programs.
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AMVETS annually offers scholarships to Veterans/Active service personnel, their children and grandchildren. The scholarships are based on academic excellence and financial need. This website gives all of the information you will need to apply for the scholarships. This is just one small part of the AMVETS organization. Navigate to their homepage from this link to find out how else they are involved in Veterans issues.
GoArmyEd is the virtual gateway for all eligible Active Duty, National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers to request Tuition Assistance (TA) online, anytime, anywhere for classroom and distance learning. It allows Soldiers to manage their education records including college classes, testing, on-duty classes and Army Education Counselor support.
A number of scholarships are available to veterans, military personnel, and dependents in Maryland. In addition to the scholarships listed, more information on financial assistance, programs, applications, and condition of awards, can be found by going to the Maryland Higher Education Commission listing of State Financial Aid Programs.
University of Maryland campuses
Many of the campuses have scholarships for veterans:
University of Baltimore Veterans Admissions
University of Maryland College Park