Children of Enlisted Member Scholarship - First-Time Applicant Grant

Q: When is the deadline for Children of Enlisted Member Scholarship - First-Time Applicant Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Coast Guard Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Veterans Grants for Education

Funding Amount

US $2,500 - US $5,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Eligible Students:
Applicants must be a college bound high school senior entering an accredited college or technical school for the fall semester of this year or a full-time undergraduate student already enrolled in an accredited four-year undergraduate program or technical school for the fall semester of this year.

Other requirements

Unmarried dependent children of enlisted men and women of the U.S.
Coast Guard that are:
Active duty, retired, or deceased.
Coast Guard Reserve currently on extended active duty 180 days or more.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Coast Guard Spouses.
Not eligible: Active duty Coast Guard members.
Not eligible: Children of commissioned officers to include warrant officers.
Not eligible: Applicants pursuing a second undergraduate degree, masters or doctorate program of study.
Not eligible: Applicants pursuing a degree at an unaccredited institution.

Overview

Note: If you have received a Coast Guard Foundation Children of Enlisted Member scholarship in the past three years and you are seeking to renew/reapply for a scholarship, please access the Coast Guard Foundation Children of Enlisted Member Scholarship Application - Returning Students application.
Coast Guard Foundation
Children of Enlisted Member Scholarship - First-Time Applicant
Description
Scholarship for Children of Enlisted Coast Guard Members and Retirees.
This application is intended for first-time applicants only.
Coast Guard and their families.
If you are the child of an active duty, retired, or active reserve Coast Guard member you are eligible to apply..

Eligibility

Eligible Students:
Unmarried dependent children of enlisted men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard that are:
Active duty, retired, or deceased.Coast Guard Reserve currently on extended active duty 180 days or more.Students applying to college or technical/trade school or currently in college or technical/trade school may apply if working towards their first undergraduate degree program, are listed in Coast Guard DEERS, and are under the age of 24 when applying.
Applicants must be a college bound high school senior entering an accredited college or technical school for the fall semester of this year or a full-time undergraduate student already enrolled in an accredited four-year undergraduate program or technical school for the fall semester of this year.If currently attending college, college transcripts must be submitted.

Ineligibility

Coast Guard Spouses.
Active duty Coast Guard members.
Children of commissioned officers to include warrant officers.
Applicants pursuing a second undergraduate degree, masters or doctorate program of study.
Applicants pursuing a degree at an unaccredited institution.

What Coast Guard Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 7
Total given: $4.43M
Median grant: $375K
Range: $21K–$2.33M

By dollars: District of Columbia >99%, Connecticut <1%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; New London, CT.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

United States Coast Guard · Washington, DC

To improve morale and district support

$2.33M
National Coast Guard Museum Association Inc · New London, CT

To support the cg museum's mission

$25K