HOW TO APPLY

Students wishing to apply for a Freedom Alliance Scholarship should first review the qualification and eligibility requirements to verify that they do indeed qualify for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship. The first step for those who believe they qualify for a scholarship is to complete the online scholarship application by clicking here to apply.

Scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 school year are currently being accepted.  Those applications will not be reviewed until late April or May.

Please contact Dawn Brown, Scholarship Fund Administrator, if you have any questions at [email protected].

PLEASE NOTE: If you have previously received a Freedom Alliance Scholarship or are renewing your scholarship, please visit the renew page for your specific instructions and forms.

Upon receiving your application, Freedom Alliance will notify you by mail and/or email of the Reviewing Committee’s review and decision. All applicants must complete the online application and be ready to upload the required documentation before they are able to complete and submit the application.

THE APPLICATION MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

  • Copy of your government-issued photo identification (Drivers License, Military ID Card)
  • Proof of Dependency: birth certificate, tax form which lists dependents, or military child ID card.
  • Certificate of Death (DD-1300) or VA Benefit Summary Letter from the Veterans Administration stating that the eligible Servicemember parent has been rated as 100% totally and permanently disabled.
  • If applicable, DD Form 214 – for disabled veterans’ dependent children.
  • Applicant must upload a 500-word essay or personal statement addressing one of the following topics:
    • How has your parent’s military service inspired your future goals or career aspirations?
    • How do you exhibit some of the core values of the Armed Services — loyalty, integrity, honor, respect, duty, commitment and/or courage — in your own life?

  • Official high school or college transcripts
  • Please submit a high-resolution (at least 500KB) portrait-style JPEG photo of yourself which is appropriate for publication of scholarship award announcements. Make sure that it is taken in an appropriate setting and there are no other people, distractions, or watermarks visible.
  • High-resolution photo of qualifying parent.

All documents, except the requested high-resolution photos, must be submitted in PDF format and in an upright orientation for reading.

 

If you are found to be eligible by the Reviewing Committee, there will be additional steps that will be included in your Conditional Approval letter/email, which will include a form to be completed by your school’s financial aid office. Once these steps are completed, the reviewing committee will do a final review of applications and, if the student has a need, a scholarship check will be mailed directly to his/her school.

Please Note:  Checks will only be endorsed to your school and will be mailed directly to your school’s Financial Aid or Bursar’s Office.  No check will be sent directly to a student.