ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, USA, February 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is accepting applications for our Education Assistance program for the 2022-2023 academic year, now through June 3, 2022. Grants and interest-free loans range from $500 to $3000 for eligible students pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree at an accredited 2- or 4-year post-secondary, technical or vocational institution in the United States.

The application is available online at https://forms.office.com/r/SdZ1s18tz2

Applicants MUST be enrolled in DEERS and be one of the following:

• Child (under age 23 on September 30, 2022) of an active duty, retired, or deceased Sailor or Marine
• Spouse of an active duty or retired Sailor or Marine
• MECEP/ MECP Student

Consideration for selection is based on GPA and financial need. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, full-time (minimum 12 credit hours) college students or Sailor/ Marine spouses seeking their first undergraduate degree or master’s degree.

If submitting by mail, applications must be postmarked no later than June 3, 2022.

“As a recipient of several scholarships throughout my undergraduate and graduate education, I know that a scholarship award is incredibly rewarding. I am grateful to help lead the Society’s education program as another means to offset education costs for our Sea Service families to continue their academic goals,” said Katherine Chiriboga, Education Program Manager at Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has provided educational assistance, via grants and interest-free loans, to children and spouses of active duty and retired Sailors and Marines for more than 40 years. The Society’s services and programs are supported entirely by donations.

For more information about the Society’s Education Assistance Program, visit www.nmcrs.org/education or email education@nmcrs.org.

About Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Since 1904, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has provided need-based financial assistance and education to active duty and retired members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members and survivors. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Society is a non-profit, charitable organization that is staffed by more than 3,000 volunteers, and a small cadre of employees, in offices around the world – ashore and aboard ships.

Gillian Gonzalez
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
+1 703-696-4904
gillian.gonzalez@nmcrs.org