General Information
The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund honors the bravery and dedication exhibited by Americans in our Armed Forces who have sacrificed life or limb defending our country by providing educational scholarships to their children. Thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Guardsmen have been killed in the War on Terror.
Thousands more members of our Armed Forces have been permanently disabled, leaving their families in difficult financial situations. Their children - the sons and daughters of America's military heroes - (many of whom are now young) will be eligible for a Freedom Alliance Scholarship in the years to come.
Freedom Alliance has established a permanent Scholarship Trust Fund to aid the children of these brave Americans so that we will be able to help the children of American heroes when it is their turn to attend college.
Through the generosity of so many patriotic Americans, the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships for thousands of young Americans, reminding them that their parents'; sacrifice will never be forgotten by a grateful nation.
Scholarships Awarded
Through the generosity of thousands of Americans, the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund has awarded $2.5 million in scholarships to the sons and daughters of American heroes in the last several years, including:
$25,000 to the USS Cole Memorial Fund for the children of the 17 sailors who were killed in the terrorist attack against the USS Cole in October 2000.
$40,000 to the dependent children of the 21 soldiers and 33 sailors killed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
55 individual student scholarships for the 2002 academic year.
73 individual student scholarships for the 2003 academic year.
80 individual student scholarships for the 2004 academic year.
95 individual student scholarships for the 2005 academic year.
105 individual student scholarships for the 2006 academic year.
113 individual student scholarships for the 2007 academic year.
167 individual student scholarships for the 2008 academic year.
Eligibility
Students are eligible if they are the dependent child of an active duty service member who was killed or permanently disabled (100% VA rating) as the result of an operational mission or training accident, or who is currently certified as POW or MIA. The applicant must also be a senior in high school, a high school graduate or enrolled in an institution of higher learning, including colleges, universities, or vocational schools. (See application form and scholarship rules for complete eligibility details.)
Applications
The 2009-2010 Application is now available here.
Applications must be submitted by July 31, 2009.
Donate
Honor the men and women who serve and sacrifice for our country by helping their children obtain the dream of a college education by clicking here.
Scholarship News
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Written by Neil Eckard
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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Matt, of Columbus, Ohio, is a junior at Ohio State University where he is majoring in Engineering. Matt, as well as his sister, Amy, and brother, Michael, are all Freedom Alliance scholarship recipients. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 August 2010 )
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Written by Freedom Alliance
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 |
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Freedom Alliance scholarship recipient Christopher Mondie, a Behavioral Neuroscience major at Rider University, sent us this thank note just last week. His father, Army Captain Donald Mondie, is a 100 percent permanently disabled veteran who sacrificed greatly for his country. Christopher currently has an internship this summer working with an EMT unit in Atlantic City. |
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Written by Freedom Alliance
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 |
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“My father wanted so much to serve his country,” said Carolyn Horton, of Haymarket, Virginia, a Freedom Alliance scholarship recipient. “He was very proud to be a member of the Medical Service Corps and worked very hard to give all that he had within him.”Carolyn’s father, Army Major Robert Lee Horton, lost his life due to a service-related illness when Carolyn was just six years old. Her younger brother, Thomas, was 18 months old at the time. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 June 2010 )
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Written by Freedom Alliance
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
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Freedom Alliance recently received this thank you email from one of our Scholarship recipients, Christopher Johnson. Christopher’s father, Army Captain Dale Johnson, was 100 percent permanently disabled as a result of his military service and later died. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 07 May 2010 )
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Thursday, 10 August 2006 |
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