Military kids’ scholarships

Military children taking college classes could get financial aid through a scholarship offered by the Fisher House Foundation, a national non-profit organization that has provided free housing for military families while a service member undergoes medical treatment. The merit-based scholarship applicants must be children of active duty, reserve units or retired service members with at least a 3.0 GPA and enrolled full-time at a college or university. Each scholarship is $2,000 and for students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applications can be downloaded from the website militaryscholar.org and dropped off or mailed to the nearest commissary. The deadline to apply is Feb. 16. The program has been around since the 2001. Fisher House has provided about 10,000 scholarships since the inception. (Source: Panama City News Herald 01/03/18)