Fort Polk Spouses' Club Merit Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 2/1/2024

Closes: 4/1/2024

Fort Polk Spouses' Club Merit Scholarship provides financial assistance to family members of current or former Army personnel who live in the Fort Polk area of Louisiana and are interested in attending college in any state.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: Yes
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to relatives of active-duty, retirees, National Guard, Reserve, or Gold Star family members of the Army who live within 100 miles of Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll fulltime at an accredited college, university, graduate school, or vocational/technical school in any state to work on a certificate or degree.

They may be graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, or adult continuing education students.

Selection is based on that essay (25%); academic achievement (40%); community service, extracurricular activities, personal achievement (20%); and recommendations (15%).