There are many financial options available to veterans, service members, and their families to help pay for education. To ensure you understand all of your options, work with our Financial Aid Office and review our scholarship offerings. The VA recommends all veterans fill out a FAFSA form. Having a basic understanding of all your financial options will help your benefits be processed more smoothly.

Students using the Post 9/11 GI Bill should contact a School Certifying Official to see how these funds will affect their educational benefits.

Scholarships or Grants

• Active Military Grant Program (Walsh College):  This grant matching program is available to active military members or persons eligible for military tuition assistance. This program coincides with your military tuition assistance and pays the remainder of undergraduate tuition costs for your course. 
• Diversity and Inclusion Scholarships:  Available scholarships are facilitated by the government’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The ODI’s mission is to “build a diverse workforce and cultivate an inclusive workplace to deliver the best services to our nation’s veterans, their families, and beneficiaries.”  
• Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship:  Available to children of an active duty member of the armed forces who has died in the line of duty after September 11, 2001. 
• Military Award Program:  Offers scholarships to Active Duty, Reservists, as well as honorably discharged veterans. 
• National Military Family Association:  Offers useful information regarding scholarships for military families.
• Pat Tilman Military Scholars Program:  Supports our nation’s active and veteran service members and their families by removing financial barriers to completing a degree or certification program of choice. The scholarships cover direct study-related expenses such as tuition and fees, as well as other needs, including housing and child care.

Financial Aid Information

• American Council on Education (ACE):  Provides clear guidelines to recommend credit for formal service-school courses, demonstrated proficiency in military occupations, and college-level tests. Request a copy of your military transcript to receive all the credit you have earned.
• Graduate Record Examinations (GRE):  Offers sample test questions, practice and reference materials, and other information for the GRE test.
• MilitaryScholar.org:  Offers scholarships for children of military members. 
• Student Aid on The Web:  Search for scholarships according to your individual situation by using keywords such as Army, Veteran, Dependent, Navy, etc.  
• U.S. Department of Education Student Guide to Federal Student Aid Programs:  Provides helpful information about different types of federal student aid programs that are currently available.