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Aid for Military Families

You may be able to get money for college or career school for your or your family member's military service. Scholarships and loan repayment assistance are available from a number of sources. Both the federal government and nonprofit organizations offer money for college to veterans, future military personnel, active duty personnel, or those related to veterans or active duty personnel.

Try this resource:

Link opens in a new windowScholarships for Military Families provides resources and contact information for finding college scholarships for military families.

What financial aid do veterans service organizations offer for military service or for family members of military personnel?

Below are a few sources of financial aid that you might want to consider. You also should explore Link opens in a new windowtodaysmilitary.com's list of education benefits for service members.

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit rather than financial need:

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Education Benefits

The VA offers education benefits for veterans and for their widows and dependents on its Link opens in a new windowGI Bill site.

Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant or Additional Federal Pell Grant Funds

If your parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after the events of 9/11, you may be eligible for additional aid. To be eligible, at the time of your parent's or guardian's death, you must have been less than 24 years old or enrolled at least part time at a college or career school. Payments will be adjusted if you are enrolled less than full time:

  • Federal Pell Grants: If you meet the requirements above and are eligible to receive a Pell Grant, you will receive an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of zero, which maximizes your Pell Grant eligibility and can increase your eligibility for other federal student aid programs.
  • Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants: If you meet the requirements above but are not eligible for a Pell Grant based on your EFC, you will be eligible to receive the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant. The maximum amount of the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant is the same as the maximum Pell Grant award. Your EFC will not be affected, and therefore neither will your eligibility for any need-based federal student aid.

Limited Interest Rates, No Accrual of Interest, and Deferment of Student Loans

To receive the benefits below, contact your loan servicer for information about the documentation you must provide to show that you qualify:

  • Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, if you took out student loans prior to entering the military or being called to active duty, the interest rate on those loans will be limited to 6% during your active duty military service. This applies to both federal and private student loans (and other loans as well).
  • For all Direct Loans first disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, no interest will be charged for a period of no more than 60 months while you are serving on active duty or performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war, other military operation, or national emergency and are serving in an area of hostilities qualifying for special pay. For Direct Consolidation Loans, this benefit applies to the portion of the consolidation loan that repaid loans first disbursed on or after October 1, 2008.
  • You will qualify for deferment of repayment on any of your federal loans while serving on active duty in the military, or performing qualifying National Guard duty, during a war, military operation, or national emergency. If your period of active-duty service includes October 1, 2007, or begins on or after that date, your deferment will be extended for an additional 180 days after the demobilization date for each period of qualifying service.
  • If you are a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the U.S. armed forces (current or retired) and you are called or ordered to active duty while you are enrolled at least half time at an eligible school or within six months of having been enrolled at least half time, you qualify for deferment of repayment on your federal student loans during the 13 months following the end of your active-duty service, or until you return to school on at least a half-time basis, whichever is earlier.

What financial aid do veterans service organizations offer for military service or for family members of military personnel?

The following major national organizations offer scholarships primarily to active duty military, veterans, and/or their families:

There are many smaller veterans service organizations around the country that might offer scholarships. Check with your local organization or Link opens in a new windowtry a scholarship search.

How can I submit a complaint about how my college or career school is administering my financial aid?

Do you believe your school is not administering federal student aid funds properly? Here's some information that might help you determine how to solve your problem or submit a complaint.

Your college or career school—not the U.S. Department of Education—will distribute your financial aid. If you have questions about why your aid hasn't been paid out yet, or why it wasn't the amount you expected, contact your school:

  • IF you believe your school violated its own policy or federal regulations in its administration of the federal student aid programs—for instance, if
    • Your school calculated your eligibility for federal student grants, loans, or work-study incorrectly.
    • Your school disbursed (paid out) your aid or your credit balance incorrectly (in the wrong amount, at the wrong time, or not at all).
    • Your school doesn't have a financial aid administrator (yet is participating in the federal student aid programs), doesn't have policies or procedures for administering the federal student aid programs, or has policies but isn't following them.
    • Your school or its representative has made false or misleading statements about the school's educational programs, financial charges, employability of graduates, and so forth.
  • AND you have tried to work things out with the school but have been unable to.
  • THEN you may contact the Federal Student Aid Feedback System or call 1-844-651-0077.

IF you think your school awarded aid to someone else in your name…
THEN learn about identity theft and how to report it to the Link opens in a new windowOffice of Inspector General Hotline.

How can I learn more about military service?

Contact a recruiter to learn more about service with the following military branches:

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid. (n.d.). Aid for military families. Retrieved June 18, 2018, from https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/

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