$2,000
Avg. Amount Awarded
115
Days
April 15 2025
Application Deadline
1
Awarded last year
N/A
Renewable
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The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship

Description

The FRA Education Foundation offers a special scholarship for unmarried, dependent children of past and present enlisted Navy medical personnel who have served with the Marine Corps. The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship is available to qualified applicants entering their freshman or sophomore year of college. Applicants must be attending or attend a state or regionally accredited institution of post-secondary education located in the United States. The applicant's sponsor must be a current FRA member in good standing or an FRA member in good standing at time of death, and served, or is now serving in the U.S. Navy as an enlisted medical rating assigned to and serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. Students may provide their SAT/ACT scores, if applicable. On a separate sheet of paper, applicants must list their extracurricular school and community activities, and awards. If they have no extracurricular activities or awards, they must insert a page stating that. All applicants must submit two recommendations, one academic and one community. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Fleet Reserve Association Education Foundation for more information.

Amount Details

$2,000
Total Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted to single students
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkMust be affiliated with Fleet Reserve Association/Auxiliary
  • Checkmark Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Marines Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Navy

How to Apply

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Contact Trish Stidham
Scholarship Administrator
scholars@fra.org
Tel: 703-683-1400 Address 125 N. West Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2754