Military Benefit Association Scholarship Program

This program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America. It is a nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization that assists in expanding educational opportunities and encourages education achievement. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, disability, or national origin.

Applicants for the scholarship must be dependent children of members of the Military Benefit Association. They must maintain a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent. Applicants must have a high school degree or GED and plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school by fall of the year in which the award is granted. Current full-time undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited school are also eligible to apply. Up to five $2,000 scholarships will be awarded each year.

Interested applicants must complete their application and send it to Scholarship America with current entire official transcripts of grades. The application must be postmarked by February 15, 2010. The applicant must gather and submit all necessary information and answer all questions thoroughly. Information received is considered confidential, to be reviewed only by Scholarship America.

Applications will be available in December 2009. To obtain an application, please contact MBA's Member Services department at 1-800-336-0100 or 703-968-6200 locally, extension 3. You may also submit a written request for an application to Military Benefit Association, P.O. Box 221110, Chantilly, VA 20153-1110.