Scholarships Available For Children Of Combat Vets

Shelby Star - Shelby, NC, USA

Scholarships available for children of combat vets

Wednesday, Nov 19 2008, 9:11 am
Star staff

The North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring an ongoing state scholarship program for children of certain disabled, deceased, POW/MIA, recipients of the Purple Heart Medal or certain combat veterans.

The scholarships must be used at schools located in North Carolina, which are privately owned, non-profit colleges and universities or state owned institutions of higher education, community colleges and technical institutes.

Scholarships provide free tuition, certain fees and room and board allowances in state owned institutions. The scholarships provide $4,500 per academic year in private institutions. All awards are for four academic years and must be used within 8 years from the date of the award.

Applicants must be under 25 years of age at the time of application. Competitive scholarship applications must be received by March 1, 2009.
POW/MIA applications are taken at anytime.

For more information, call Carol McCraw at the Cleveland County Veterans Services Office, 704-484-4803.