The General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program is available to every member of the Air Force, or his or her spouse and children. Immediate family members of active duty members, as well as surviving spouses and children of deceased Air Force members are eligible to receive as much as $2,000. Eligibility is very simple and is based on family income and amount of college tuition and fees payable.
The Spouse Education Assistance Program allows spouses of U.S. Army active duty members to obtain financing of $350 every academic term.
Spouse Tuition Aid Program, specifically designed to address educational needs of Navy personnel spouses, offers grants as high as $1,500 for undergraduate studies and up to $1,750 for graduate studies, per year.
The Marines, Coast Guard members, and their families may benefit from grants disbursed through a number of programs, such as Enlisted Commissioning Program, Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program, and Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program. As much as $2,000 per academic year may be claimed by eligible students under above programs to cover tuition, fees, and other educational expenses. In addition, another $150 per annum may be claimed under the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Program. While it does not pay for direct educational expenses, such as tuition and college fees, it may be used towards other eligible expenses, such as books, tests, dormitory expenses, and so forth.
The Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
The Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant (IASG) is available to eligible students - children of deceased parents who died in Iraq or Afghanistan while serving in U.S. military after September 11, 2001. This grant is of great help to kids who were raised without a parent because of service to their homeland. IASG is available to students who are eligible for Pell Grant, as well as to those who are not. Eligibility criteria are very simple. College student should have been 23 yrs of age or less at the time when parent or legal guardian passed away. Students older than 23 years old may become eligible if at the time of death of their parent or legal guardian they have been already enrolled in college. In addition, students applying for IASG should meet all Title IV eligibility demand for college students. This grant was only established recently and is effective from the 2010-2011 school year onwards. Funds disbursed under IASG do not require any repayment from the student.
Described above are only few most popular grant programs available to active duty members and their families. More grants are available from U.S. Government, as well as from a number of nonprofits, to those who had committed to serve the United States.
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