Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program

Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program

Open Now Deadline: February 29, 2016

Despite federal education benefits for veterans, unmet financial need often delays or derails academic progress. The Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarships will help fill financial aid gaps for veterans and the spouses of disabled veterans, after military benefits and other grants and scholarships have been utilized.

To apply, you must be an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military, or the spouse of a disabled veteran, and you must be a high school or GED graduate. The program will award renewable scholarships of up to $10,000 per year, determined by financial need and consideration of academic performance, work experience, leadership, community service and challenges to completing a postsecondary program. The scholarships are renewable, and each year’s awards will increase by $1,000 to encourage program completion.

Visit www.scholarsapply.org/wellsfargoveterans for more information and to apply.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program must:

• Be honorably-discharged veterans or spouses of disabled veterans who have served in the United States military, including the Reserves and National Guard, and have received a Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs or another document of service.

• Be high school or GED graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate 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. *College must not be on warning or probationary status with the federal government, or must not be in litigation with the federal government or a state.

• Be Pell-eligible and have applied for Title IV and completed FAFSA to ensure full discovery of actual unmet need.

• Use any military education benefits for which they are eligible.

• Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent.

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