The Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) is pleased to offer scholarships each year to United States service members working towards the completion of higher education degrees. All U.S. service members working on associates, bachelors or masters degrees are eligible to apply if they have completed basic training. Each award is in the amount of $500 and may be used for tuition, fees, books and other expenses encountered by the student pursuing educational goals.

All applicants must submit the CCME Scholarship Application (a link for online submission is below), and an essay on the following topic:

Essays will be judged on written content and writing skills, and should be from 200 to 300 words in length. Applications that are incomplete or are from individuals that do not qualify will not be considered.

• The Scholarship committee will consider each completed application for all available scholarships.
• To be eligible for a CCME Scholarship, applicants must:
- be a uniformed service member; Active or Reserves
- be currently enrolled in educational programs in a regional or nationally accredited institution.
- have a minimum 3.0 GPA .

• Applicants who are finalists must:
- submit an unofficial transcript from the service member’s college or university.
- submit two (2) letters of recommendation to be completed by persons unrelated to you, who will attest to your motivation, character, and integrity. One of the two letters must be from the local military installation ESO.
- submit a scanned copy (front and back) of current U.S. military ID card.

Note: This scholarship is open only to U.S. servicemembers who have completed Basic Military Training or Officer Candidate School. If you are not sure of your status contact Doug Barr before submitting the application.

Awardees will be notified of the committee’s decision by December1, 2007. Due to the volume of applications, we regret we are unable to notify all applicants of their status.