Deceased Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarships for Descendants
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is an organization dedicated to the support of veterans and their families. VFW offers scholarships to students in secondary and post-secondary school. Generally, these scholarships are open to children of living and deceased veterans. In addition to VFW, other organizations offer scholarships to children of deceased veterans.
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Voice of Democracy Scholarship
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The Voice of Democracy Scholarship is offered to students in grades 9 through 12. Students can be enrolled in private, public or home school. The $30,000 scholarship is awarded to the student chosen as winner of the VFW's essay, although an audio version of the essay is also required. The VFW gives students a different theme, or essay topic, each year. This scholarship is open to all eligible students, not just descendants of deceased veterans.
Patriot's Pen
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Students in grades 6 through 8 -- in public, home or private school -- can enter the VFW's Patriot's Pen essay contest. Students are required to pen an essay on a theme provided by the VFW. The winner of the essay contest receives a $10,000 savings bond, which can be used for college. The Patriot's Pen essay contest requires an essay of 300 to 400 words, and does not require an audio version. The Patriot's Pen program is open to students whose parents are not deceased veterans.
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Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund
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The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund offers scholarships to dependent children of veterans who were killed in action, permanently disabled or officially certified as MIA or POW. To be eligible, students must be seniors in high school, high school graduates or in college; students enrolled in vocational school are also eligible. According to the Freedom Alliance Fund's website, the fund gave 167 individual scholarships in 2008.
Folds of Honor Foundation
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The Folds of Honor Foundation gives scholarships to students whose parent, or parents, were killed while serving. These scholarships are for post-secondary education and can be used for college at the present time. For younger children, the Folds of Honor Foundation will hold scholarship money until the eligible child is enrolled in college. The Folds of Honor Foundation also provides scholarships to children of veterans classified as MIA or POW.
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References
- Veterans of Foreign Wars: About Us
- Veterans of Foreign Wars: Voice of Democracy
- Veterans of Foreign Wars: Patriot's Pen
- MyMilitaryEducation.org: Comprehensive List of Military Scholarships for Service Members, Spouses and Dependents
- Freedom Alliance: Scholarship Fund General Information
- Folds of Honor Foundation: Scholarships
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