$20,000 Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Due 3/11
Background: The Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program provides scholarships to fill unmet financial need of veterans after military benefits and other grants and scholarships have been packaged by their school. This financial support will allow veterans to focus on completing their education and reduce reliance on student loans.
Award: Awards of $5,000 per year will be granted. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years (for a total of $20,000) or until an associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study.
Eligibility: Applicants to the Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program must:
• Have served in the U.S. military (this includes the Reserves and National Guard)
• Be honorably-discharged (no longer drilling or serving) veterans who have received a Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs or DD214 or another document of service stating “Honorable Discharged” by the program application deadline date. Spouses or widow of disabled veterans meeting the above criteria may also apply.
• Be high school or GED graduates, current undergraduate or graduate level students enrolled in full-time undergraduate (first Associates or Bachelor’s) or graduate (first Master’s degree) study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
• Have completed the FAFSA to ensure full discovery of actual unmet need.
• Use any military education benefits for which they are eligible in the upcoming academic year.
• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent.
How to Apply: Apply here by the March 11th deadline. Required documents include:
• Academic transcript
• Current college financial aid award letter (preferred) OR Student Aid Report (SAR) from most recent FAFSA filed
• Copy of DD214 (preferred), Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs or other document of service. Be sure your DD214 includes the “Special Additional Information” section. If applicant is the spouse or widow of a disabled veteran, provide VA disability letter and copy of marriage license.
