Scholarships

[jociemiller]

Hi,
If you are attending any federal service academy, are you still allowed to apply for scholarships and use the money for expenses that come up (ex: traveling home for breaks) instead of tuition? If anyone could explain the complete process I would appreciate it very much

 

[Uscgahopeful812]

It depends upon the stipulations of the individual scholarship.Some scholarships will allow you to use them when entering an SA while others will not.

 

[Tmamon]

Yes. DS received multiple. Only 1 needed to be given directly to the institution. That money goes directly to their CG account.

 

[davejean90]

Yes. As long as the scholarship can be applied to books and uniforms, you are fine. I got a scholarship that was eventually used to pay for an engagement ring for my wife.

 

[Idlewild]

Our daughter received a National Merit corporate scholarship around $3500 and it stipulated that it could not be used for those accepting appointments at US service academies. We were bummed- could have used the $ for books/equipment.