Employment & Education

Army Aviation Association of America

Support for Army Aviation soldiers and families including financial assistance for college-level education of members and spouses, unmarried siblings, unmarried children and unmarried grandchildren of current and deceased members.

Children's Education

Provides a wealth of resources on educating children including how to make successful transitions to new schools, aid for civilian schools, in-state tuition for Service Members and families, Department of Defense Schools, education resources for children with special needs, scholarships and more.

Education & Employment Resource Center for Spouses & Children

Provides information on education and employment resources for military spouses and children offered by the National Military Family Association.

Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents

Information on VA health care, disability compensation, education and training, home loan guaranty, financial assistance, life insurance and more.

Folds of Honor Foundation

Provides educational scholarships for dependents and spouses of Service Members who were either killed or disabled while serving and defending our nation. Begin the application process online.

Freedom Alliance

Provides grants to wounded troops and families to assist with housing, travel or other needs. Special fund provides educational scholarships to children of Active Duty Service Members who were killed, permanently disabled or currently certified as POW or MIA.

Gold Star Wives of America - Resources

Links to resources for widows/widowers and special resources for widows/widowers of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF and OIF). Includes counseling services, financial assistance and help with paying for college.

Hope for the Warriors

Provides financial assistance, wish grants, spousal scholarships, transitional adaptive housing through the Warrior House program, a support group for spouses and other family support services.

Military Spouse Career Center

Provides a comprehensive career center for military spouses, including job searches.

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network

Specializes in employment placement solutions for military spouses, war wounded and caregivers of war wounded.

Military Spouse Scholarship Program

Awards scholarships to spouses of Uniformed Services members (Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve, retirees, and survivors) to obtain professional certification or to attend post secondary or graduate school. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000, and funds may be used for tuition, fees, and school room and board.

Navy Supply Corps Foundation - Scholarship Program

Provides financial assistance for undergraduate studies to family members (child, grandchild or spouse) of a qualifying Supply Corps officer or supply enlisted member. Includes a Memorial Scholarship program for children of Supply Corps officers who have died on active duty since 2001.

Navy Wives Clubs of America (NWCA) - Scholarship Information

Provides information on scholarships for NWCA members and children of enlisted members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Includes links to application materials.

Operation Life Transformed

Enables caregivers and military spouses to find and participate in job placement, training and educational programs that fit around medical schedules, deployment, future rehabilitation and transitioning in the military family.

Operation RE/MAX

A brochure describing an employment recruitment program in the real estate industry targeting military spouses, retirees, injured Veterans and other ex-military personnel.

Patriot Guard Riders Fallen Warrior Scholarship

Provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships to U.S. military family members of our Fallen Warriors in their pursuit of higher education. One-year scholarships of $2000 are awarded annually, and are limited to undergraduate studies at accredited educational/technical institutions.

RecruitMilitary.com

Provides free comprehensive job search and career transition services for Veterans, their spouses and transitioning military personnel worldwide. Also offers career fairs across the country.

Scholarship for Military Children

Awards a minimum of one $1500 scholarship at every commissary to unmarried dependents under the age of 23 to cover tuition, books, lab fees and other related expenses. Apply online.

Self-Employment Resources for Military Spouses

Provides links to self-employment resources for military spouses, including home-based businesses, loans and more.

Survivors' & Dependents' Educational Assistance

Eligibility, application, benefit period and payment limit information for eligible spouses and children of certain Veterans who can receive benefits for education, training and testing.

ThanksUSA Scholarship Program

All dependent children, age 24 and under, and all spouses of Active-Duty U.S. military Service Members are eligible to apply for scholarships with ThanksUSA.

Worklife Institute - OEF/OIF Reentry & Worklife Transition Program

Provides Service Members, Veterans and their families with family and personal counseling, career transition, work orientation and legal services. Free of charge to Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans and families.
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