Applicants must be the child or grandchild or under the guardianship of an active duty, reserve, honorably discharged, or retired member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in a Marine Corps Tank Battalion. The applicant's sponsor must be a member of the Marine Corps Tankers Association for any scholarship to be awarded. Applicants must be a high school senior planning graduation by June of the application year, and applied to an accredited academic junior college, college or university, or a student enrolled full time, at least 12 semester units or equivalent quarter units. The number and monetary amounts of awards are based upon donations received and funds available to the MCTA. Scholarships will be at least $2000 dollars. The process includes evaluation of full-time student status, official school status, official school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and extracurricular/school activities.