Scholarships for Active Duty Spouses

WGU Military Spouses to Graduates Scholarship

• Western Governor's University is an accredited school which offers all of its courses online. The university reaches out to the husbands and wives of active duty service personnel with its Military Spouses to Graduates Scholarship, worth a maximum of $1,500 over six terms. To qualify for the award, applicants must apply and be accepted to WGU, furnish prove of their military spouse's status and participate in an interview with an university official. Multiple scholarships are presented each year, based on the applicant's grades and "readiness for online study at WGU," according to the school.

  Western Governors University

  4001 South 700 East, Suite 700

  Salt Lake City, Utah 84107-2533

  801-274-3280

  wgu.edu

Active Duty Marine and Dependent Scholarship

• Coastline Community College works with the Education & Career Compass Foundation to offer the Active Duty Marine and Dependent Scholarship. Applicants for the $1,000 award, to be used at Coastline, can be veterans, reservists, active duty service personnel or their immediate families, including spouses. Scholarship applications are assessed on financial need, community and/or military service and the applicant's academic potential, evaluated by grades, a personal statement and recommendation letters. Also, applicants must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form and provide their most recent tax return.

  Coastline Community College

  1460 Warner Ave.

  Fountain Valley, Ca. 92708

  714-546-7600

  coastline.edu

ThanksUSA Scholarship

• ThanksUSA, an organization dedicated to "thanking America's troops and their families with the gift of education," offers a scholarship to help military spouses. The ThanksUSA scholarship is a one-time award worth up to $3,000, not to exceed the cost of the recipient's academic program. To qualify for the award, applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA on their most recent academic record, and already be enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or trade/vocational school program. Applicants must also provide proof of their spouse's status, academic transcripts, a list of community activities, tax return and a statement concerning education and career goals.

  ThanksUSA

  1390 Chain Bridge Road, #260

  McLean, Va. 22101

  1-877-849-8727

  thanksusa.org