Deadline for 2013 Scholarships for Military Children fast approaching Published Feb. 7, 2013 By Tammy L. Reed DeCA marketing FORT LEE, Va. -- The Defense Commissary Agency wants to remind you the Feb. 22 deadline for students to apply for this year's Scholarships for Military Children Program is fast approaching. All students interested and eligible to apply are encouraged to gather their materials and submit their applications as soon as possible. One of the key items needed is an essay on the following, "Please discuss in detail how one of the first ladies, since 1933, has made an impact on a social issue in the United States." Scholarship awards are based on funds available. The scholarship program awards at least $1,500 at each commissary. If there are no eligible applicants from a particular commissary, the funds designated for the commissary will be awarded as an additional scholarship for another store. The Scholarships for Military Children Program was created in 2001 to recognize the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and to celebrate the role of the commissary in the military family community. Applications are available in commissaries worldwide and online at: http://www.militaryscholar.org. Applications must be turned in to a commissary by 7 p.m., Feb. 22. Commissaries can be found at: www.commissaries.com, then click the link locations at the top of the page. To apply for a scholarship, the student must be a dependent of a service member on active duty, reserve, guard status, retiree or survivor of a military member who died while on active duty or survivor of a retiree. The applicant must be unmarried and younger than 21, or 23 if enrolled as a full-time student in a college or university. Applicants should ensure they, as well as their sponsor, are enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System database and have a current military ID card. The applicant must also be planning to attend or already attending an accredited college or university full time in the fall of 2013 or be enrolled in a program of studies designed to transfer directly into a four-year program. If students have questions about the scholarship program application, call 856-616-9311 or email militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com.
