Hunt Heroes Foundation Scholarship Program

Hunt Military Communities Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist active duty service members, National Guard or Reservists of one of the five branches of the United States Armed Services, or their dependents.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Hunt Military Communities Foundation Scholarship Program must be:

• An active duty* service member, National Guard, or Reservist of one of the six branches of the United States armed services (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Space Force) and prepared to provide current military identification to Sponsor if selected as a recipient

OR

• A dependent** of an active duty service member

AND

• A high school senior or high school graduate, or a current undergraduate, who plans to enroll in full-time*** undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical or trade school for the entire upcoming academic year.

*National Guard or Reservist, must be called up to Active Duty in order to be eligible.

**Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. You must be prepared to provide documentation of dependent status to Hunt Military Communities Foundation if selected as a recipient by providing (a) birth certificate; (b) custody or guardianship order from a court with authority; and/or (c) marriage certificate.

***Active duty service members who are studying part-time are eligible to receive an award.

Awards

The authorized distribution for new Awards will be $100,000. Up to 26 awards will be granted as follows:

• Fourteen $5,000 awards for students attending 4-year colleges or universities.
• Twelve $2,500 awards for students attending 2-year colleges or universities, or vocational-technical students

If not enough eligible 2-year or vocational-technical students apply, the remaining funds will be distributed to the next-highest ranking 4-year undergraduate students.

Scholarship funds totaling $50,000 will be reserved for residents of Hunt Military Communities, provided enough eligible applicants apply. If not enough eligible applicants apply, the remaining funds will be distributed to other qualified applicants.

Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for undergraduate and vocational-technical programs or certificate studies only.

Service members must be active duty as of June of the scholarship year in order to receive payment.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in April. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Hunt Military Communities Foundation. Payments are made in one installment in July payable to the applicant’s school.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

• Community involvement
• Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
• Work experience
• A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
• Unusual personal or family circumstances
• An outside appraisal
• The response to two essays of 300 words or less:

1. How has being a part of the military or part of a military family affected your life?

2. What would you like to change in your community and how would you do it?

Financial need is not considered. The selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Hunt Military Communities Foundation play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

If you are chosen as a recipient and you do not accept your award in the timeframe given, your award will be forfeited. Part of accepting your award is submitting biographical information along with a head-and-shoulders photograph to the Hunt Military Communities Foundation.

Obligations

If selected as a scholarship recipient, Hunt Military Communities Foundation and its subsidiaries, reserves the right to publicize the recipient name, school, and any information submitted through the application for public relations and promotional campaigns.

Requirements

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

• A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
  • Student name
  • School name
  • Grades
  • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than three business days after the application deadline date.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.