Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
30
Days
April 15 2025
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Proof of Service; IRS Form 1040
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Entry In A Contest
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Personal Photograph
  • Checkmark Transcript
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The Captain Jennifer Shafer Odom Memorial Scholarship

Description

The Captain Jennifer Shafer Odom Memorial Scholarship is awarded in her memory annually in perpetuity to a deserving student. The Army Scholarship Foundation awards one-year financial scholarships on an annual basis to qualified and deserving students. Scholarship recipients may apply to renew their scholarships annually for a total of four years of higher education. Applicants must (A) be sons or daughters of regular active duty, active duty Reserve, or active duty National Guard U.S. Army members in good standing; (B) or be spouses of serving enlisted regular active duty, active duty Reserve, or active duty National Guard U.S. Army members in good standing; or (C) be sons or daughters of former U.S. Army members who received an honorable discharge or medical discharge, or who were killed while serving in the U.S. Army. Applicants may be high school seniors, high school graduates, or registered as undergraduate students at an accredited college or post high school vocational/technical institution. They must not have reached their 24th birthday by the application deadline date in the year they apply if they are a child of an Army member. Applicants must also not have previously earned a bachelor's degree from a college or university. Applicants must submit their, their parent's or spouse's proof of service. They may be a Statement of Good Service for active duty servicemembers or Form DD214 for veterans. Current college students with less than 30 credit hours must submit both high school and college transcripts. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Army Scholarship Foundation for more information.

Amount Details

$500
Low Amount Awarded
$2,000
High Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college, two-year college or a vocational-tech school
  • CheckmarkMust not be older than 23 years old
  • Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service Checkmark Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Proof of Service; IRS Form 1040
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Entry In A Contest
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Personal Photograph
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact ContactUs@armyscholarshipfoundation.org
Address 11700 Preston Road, Suite 660-301
Dallas, TX 75230