How To Apply

Please collect the following documents before clicking the online application link.

Copy of one form of identification (VA or civilian)

• State ID or
• Drivers license or
• VA ID card (VA card can be obtained at your local VA hospital)

Documentation of military service

• Copy of military form DD 214 (Provide if not currently serving in the military) or
• Copy of Enlisted Record Brief (ERB) or Officer Record Brief (ORB) (Provide if actively serving in the military)

Documentation of degree completion

• Copy of institutional transcripts or
• Copy of degree

Documentation of educational loans

• Most recent billing statement or loan balance printout
• Lender contact information

Student loan worksheet

• Please complete this worksheet to the best of your knowledge (fillable fields are white on Macs)

Letter of Hardship

• Write a letter that shows how educational debt creates financial or social hardship
• Include a short biography about yourself, family, and current and past career
• This website has common examples of student loan hardships
• Please include what you can offer the betterment of the nation or of society once loans are paid
• Nature of the need and reason for the request
• Demonstrated actions that indicates attempts at self help
• Evidence of any other assistance sought by the applicant if any
• Impact of the reimbursement on the applicant, the applicant’s family, and community
• Applicant’s vulnerability to adverse action if not reimbursed
• Willingness of applicant to support the organization

Recent photograph

• Please upload a copy of a recent photo that you would like displayed on the website

Current resume

NOTE: If you cannot locate the necessary military records, you can request copies here.

After submitting requested documents we will process your information and let you know your status for enrollment into the program. If we need more information from you we will contact you to let you know what other documentation is needed.

Please note: Enrollment does not guarantee loan repayment. Each packet undergoes a final full review by our scholarship selection committee. Any information found to be misleading, omitted and or false, will be denied. Enrollments will be queued in the order in which they were accepted. We will do our best to pay all debts in full before moving to the next Veteran in the queue, but we maintain the right to disburse all funds as we see fit. This will be done to ensure that all Veterans are treated equitably.

PLEASE READ: At no time will we request your social security number. Please “black out” any reference to your social security number on all submitted documentation. All information submitted to us will not be given to any third party without your consent and all information sent to us will be encrypted and stored safely (See our Privacy Statement).

If you meet these criteria and understand that this is a retroactive scholarship that is based on the availability of funding, then please click here to apply.