Military Spouse Scholarships & Caregiver Scholarships

Fall 2025 Application period is March 1 – April 30, 2025

Connect to ServicesHope For The Warriors Spouse / Caregiver Scholarship Program celebrates and rewards the spouses and caregivers of post-9/11 veterans for their strength, fidelity and resolve as they take on new and critical roles after experiencing the impact of war on their families.

Since 2006, the Spouse/Caregiver Scholarship Program has awarded over 250 scholarships totaling more than $641,607.

These scholarships provide aid in continuing education at reputable, accredited universities, colleges or trade schools.

Currently, HOPE offers the following scholarships.

• Honorary Scholarship– Awarded to those seeking graduate or post-graduate degree.
• New Beginnings Scholarship– Awarded to those pursuing associates and entry-level classes or training.
• Restoring Family Scholarship– Awarded to Spouses of the Fallen.
• Restoring Hope Scholarship– Awarded to those pursuing a master’s or doctorate of Social Work, Psychology Counseling, or Mental Health Counseling-related field.
• Restoring Self Scholarship– Awarded to those seeking a bachelor’s degree. 

Eligibility
Eligibility is based on a spouse or caregiver’s ability to show their post-9/11 service member or veteran sustained a combat-related injury and/or has a 100% permanent and total VA disability rating to include Individual Unemployability. The Hope For The Warriors Scholarship Program considers a combat-related injury to be an injury caused by armed conflict, hazardous duty, instrumentality of war, and simulated war.

Scholarship awards are made payable to the recipient’s institution for payment of tuition, books, and supplies. The scholarship is for U.S. colleges and universities only.

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If you have previously applied for a scholarship, please click here: https://hopeforthewarriors.tfaforms.net/294

Read this story written by a former scholarship recipient to learn how this program impacts military families

Spring 2025 Scholarship Recipients

The financial assistance provided by Hope For The Warriors has substantially decreased the stress in trying to fund my education, which could have been a significant impediment in my academic success. Without assistance, I would be graduating with an enormous amount of debt. This would have required me to focus on how I would repay loans, rather than focusing on a meaningful career. I can’t emphasize enough how much the Hope For The Warriors team has influenced me and my continued success within the program. Knowing that I have others who believe in me has given me hope and strength, even when times are rough.

— Shaina Purser