Anchor Scholarship Foundation Scholarships

This is a group of awards reached through one application. Each award inside it has its own rules.

Award

Annual awards of $2,000 to $3,500; renewable options up to $10,000 over four years

Timeline

1. Oct 1Opens
2. Mar 1Step I closes and Step II closes April 1 at 11:59 PM EST (year not stated).

How to apply

One two-stage application covers eligible offerings: Step I verifies relationship, military service and applicable surface qualification; Step II supplies written responses, fall transcripts, two non-relative recommendations and FAFSA Submission Summary under the linked 2025-26 checklist. Seniors need one academic and one character recommendation; college applicants follow different rules. Test scores were removed. Confirm current materials when the new application opens.

What you'll need

• A separate scholarship application

Who can apply

Eligible children of Surface Navy personnel may be seniors/current students up to age 22 on March 1, pursuing first full-time U.S. associate/bachelor’s or industry certification. Spouses may pursue a first associate/bachelor’s or graduate degree full- or part-time. Foundation awards require sponsor surface-warfare qualification and six qualifying command years, with active-duty death exception. Ship’s Company awards require at least one year on a listed ship without that qualification. Named awards add criteria.

Good to know

Individual annual foundation awards $2000-$3500; renewable options up to $10000 over four years, with precise renewal conditions unstated. Academic record, character, activities and need are equally weighted. The main page says tuition only, while its linked 2025-26 checklist says cost of attendance; confirm permitted uses. The undated two-stage deadlines and 2026 guides do not establish the 2027 cycle.

Details

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