  {"id":21394,"date":"2012-10-22T11:23:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T11:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=21394"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T15:05:20","slug":"otherfunds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/military\/otherfunds\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Funding Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Searching for Scholarships &amp; Grants<\/h2>\n<p>A helpful site from U.S. Department of Education on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/understand-aid\/types\/scholarships#how-do-i-find-scholarships\">search for scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linkvet.custhelp.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/1257\/kw\/scholarships\/session\/L3RpbWUvMTQ0NTk1OTI1NC9zaWQvS01CbW5fem0%3D\">Scholarship resources<\/a> from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs<\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota G.I. Bill\u00ae<\/h2>\n<p><em>From the Minnesota Office of Higher Education<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota G.I. Bill program was established in 2007 to provide post-secondary educational assistance to eligible Minnesota veterans who served on or after September 11, 2001. Full-time undergraduate or graduate students may be eligible receive up to $1,000 per semester and part-time students can receive up to $500 per semester.\u00a0 Some spouses and children are eligible also.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and the online application, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohe.state.mn.us\/mPg.cfm?pageID=1803\">Minnesota&#8217;s Office of Higher Education site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>GI Bill\u00ae is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/gibill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/gibill&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1695157473538000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36XwSv98nhddxQCegqKDJ7\">http:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/<wbr \/>gibill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota Veteran Education Benefit<\/h2>\n<p>For undergraduate students, this is a one-time grant to veterans who have exhausted their federal education benefits.\u00a0 For more information and application, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/mdva\/resources\/education\/\">Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Minnesotans&#8217; Military Appreciation Fund<\/h2>\n<p>MMAF is a non-partisan, non-political, 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation. The mission of MMAF is to say &#8220;thanks&#8221; to Minnesota Service members and their families who are making sacrifices in the defense of our freedoms in combat zones around the world.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and application, visit <a title=\"MMAF Grant Application\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thankmntroops.org\">http:\/\/www.thankmntroops.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota National Guard \u2013 State Tuition Reimbursement<\/h2>\n<p>Soldiers and Airmen in the Minnesota National Guard may be eligible for this\u00a0 state education benefits.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and application,\u00a0 visit the Minnesota National Guard site.<\/p>\n<h2>Tillman Military Scholars<\/h2>\n<p>This annual competitive scholarship program is open to service members, veterans, and spouses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pattillmanfoundation.org\/apply-to-be-a-scholar\/\">Read about and apply here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Purple Heart Scholarship<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Purple Heart\u00a0Scholarship Program<\/strong>\u00a0is a competitive scholarship program that awards scholarships to Purple Heart recipients and their spouses, children, and grandchildren each year. For more information, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purpleheart.org\/ScholarshipProgram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.purpleheart.org\/military-order-of-the-purple-heart-scholarship-program\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1546959818719000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSQLXzgQLvAa3WpL0T23EARtYbmA\">Purple Heart Scholarship program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Study.com ScholarshipS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Study.com <\/strong>offer several annual academic scholarships including specific scholarships for Military member, Veterans, Spouses, and families. For more information, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/resources\/student-scholarships\">Study.com Student Scholarships webpage.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><em>If you are aware of other funding sources that would be beneficial to Augsburg students, please email &#x63;&#x61;&#109;p&#x75;&#x73;&#108;&#105;f&#x65;&#x40;&#97;&#117;g&#x73;&#x62;&#117;rg&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;u so we may publish them here.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for Scholarships &amp; Grants A helpful site from U.S. Department of Education on how to search for scholarships Scholarship resources from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Minnesota G.I. Bill\u00ae From the Minnesota Office of Higher Education The Minnesota G.I. 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