Scholarships for Military Children
Offered by Fisher House Foundation
About this scholarship
Fisher House Foundation’s Scholarships for Military Children program will award 500 scholarships of $2,000 each for the 2027–28 academic year. At least one recipient is selected at every Defense Commissary Agency commissary that receives qualified applications, with additional awards allocated to locations with larger applicant pools. Eligible students are unmarried military dependent children under age 23 who hold a valid Uniformed Services Identification card. Their sponsoring parent must be active duty, reserve or National Guard, retired, or deceased and have served in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Space Force. Applicants must plan full-time undergraduate study leading to a bachelor’s degree, or attend a community or junior college program designed for direct transfer to a four-year institution. High school applicants need at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA; current college applicants need at least 2.5. The student—not a parent—must complete the online application, validate dependent status with the USID benefits number, upload a transcript, and write the announced 500-word essay. The 2027–28 application will open in December 2026. Fisher House has not yet published the closing date, so applicants should monitor the official program page rather than rely on the directory’s projected February date.
Eligibility
- Be an unmarried military dependent child under age 23
- Hold a valid Uniformed Services Identification card
- Have a parent or sponsor who is active duty, reserve or National Guard, retired, or deceased from an eligible U.S. military branch
- Plan full-time undergraduate study leading to a bachelor’s degree or direct transfer into a four-year program
- High school applicants must have at least a 3.0 unweighted cumulative GPA
- College applicants must have at least a 2.5 unweighted cumulative GPA
- Complete the application personally and validate dependent status with the USID benefits number
- Submit the required transcript and 500-word essay