The Philadelphia Inquirer Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer Kerry Walters Jr. might not be attending the University of Pennsylvania without the help of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. It would have been too costly. His family’s finances were stretched thin, partly because his father, a Marine, was wounded during the Vietnam War and his earning ability […]
FORT GEORGE G. Meade, Md. — The 2013-2014 college school year had price tags ranging from $8,000 to more than $30,000.The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation received a $1.25 million dollar donation from PwC Charitable Foundation on Jan. 14, 2015. The donation will help mitigate the cost of higher education for the children of Marines and […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 14, 2015) – Today, the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. announced a $1.25 million donation to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the Nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. The donation will help provide hundreds of higher education need-based scholarships over the next five years to children of Marines […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 11, 2014 – In recognition of the tenth anniversary of the Battle of Fallujah, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation – the Nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children – has established and named five memorial scholarships in honor of the five battalions that served in the Battle of […]
CAMP PENDLETON — The son of a Camp Pendleton Marine was the student speaker at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation’s annual west coast gala on Saturday. The foundation’s 32nd annual West Coast Campaign celebratory gala at Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point drew 300 guests and marked the donation of $1 million for scholarships, twice […]
Since 9/11, more than 6,800 Marine and Navy Corpsman have been injured in combat while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, with over 400 having experienced major limb amputations1. Their more than 1,100 children, 21years old or younger, are navigating the unique challenges of living with a severely injured parent, which can often involve financial stress […]
Lt. Col. Denny Gillem USA (Ret) interviews Scholarship Foundation Margaret B. Davis and SgtMaj Raymond Mackey USMC (Ret.) on the initiatives of the organization and their personal ties to the United States Marine Corps. Listen here: http://frontlinesoffreedom.com/2014/10/11/show-355-2nd-hour/
Blue Star Families recently completed its fifth annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey intended to better understand issues facing military families today. Partnering for the first time with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, the survey included all military branches, ranks, and geographical regions, including overseas installations. The survey received 6,270 responses […]
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the Nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children, hosted the 39th Annual Philadelphia Celebratory Ball on May 10, 2014. Local leaders in business, military and civic life were recognized for their investment in the higher education of thousands of sons and daughters of Marine and Navy Corpsmen.
132 Scholarships Valued at a Total of $400,000 Pay Tribute to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment In honor of Memorial Day,the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children, today announced the establishment of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5) Memorial Scholarship. In the fall of […]
