Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarship Program for Dependent

Children who meet eligibility criteria and are pursuing their first undergraduate degrees or first technical certifications may receive assistance for up to four academic years of full-time study.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Student must be a dependent of a Soldier on federal active duty, a retired Soldier, or a deceased active or deceased retired Soldier. Children of National Guard/Reserve *
• Soldiers are eligible if the Soldier is on Title 10 Orders for the entire academic year.
• Student must be registered as a dependent of the Soldier in DEERS (Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System).
• Student must be under the age of 24 (eligibility ends at the end of the semester in which the student reaches their 24th birthday. Example – turning 24 in December would mean the scholarship would be awarded for the fall semester ONLY.)
• Student must remain unmarried for the entire academic year.
• Student must not be a member of the National Guard, Reserves, or other military branch.
• Student must not have already earned a bachelor’s degree and must be enrolled, accepted, or pending acceptance as a full-time student in an accredited post-secondary or vocational institution listed in the US Department of Education’s Database https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home. The MG James Ursano Scholarship will not be awarded for second bachelor’s degrees or for graduate degree programs.
• Because financial need is already met, a student attending a Military Service Academy is not eligible.
• Student must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• Any MG James Ursano Scholarship recipient who also receives funding from other sources (i.e., GI Bill, school or organizational scholarships, VA benefits, etc.) may not be eligible to receive their full scholarship from AER. The Financial Aid Office at each school will determine the recipient’s final eligibility based on the student’s complete financial aid package. No student can receive funding above the school’s established Cost of Attendance once all costs are covered, the school must return any remaining funds to AER