Scholarships

THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION WINDOW FOR THE 2026-2027 ACEDEMIC YEAR IS NOW CLOSED. The next application period will start on 1 December 2026 for the 2027-2028 academic school year.

The Spouses’ Club of the Fort Sam Houston Area Charitable Organization (SCFSHA-CO) awards Scholarships to military dependents including Spouses of Active Duty Military, National Guard, Retired military and Gold Star families to assist them in college, trade school or continuing education endeavors. Eligibility is considered in the following three categories; High School Seniors, College Undergraduates, and Spouses of military members. Awarding of a scholarship is NOT guaranteed for all applicants.

Eligibility. Every applicant must meet the following criteria:

For High School seniors – must be a graduating senior of an accredited high school or home school program.

For all – Must be accepted or anticipate acceptance to an Undergraduate or Graduate program by a college, university, trade or technical school or a certified continuing education program.

All must use the scholarship no later than the end of spring session 2027.

Although the scholarships can be used for tuition, books, meal plans, or room and board, applicants may not be a current recipient of any full-tuition scholarship from another source (this includes, but is not limited to, an ROTC full tuition scholarship as well as acceptance to a military service academy.)

For dependent children – must be a dependent child of: (1) active duty military assigned to Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) with a priority going to those assigned to Fort Sam Houston or Camp Bullis or one of their tenant units; (2) active Armed Services personnel assigned to Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) with a priority going to those assigned to Fort Sam Houston or Camp Bullis or one of their tenant units, but are on a short tour assignment whose family members remained in San Antonio area, or (3) retired or deceased Armed Services personnel wherein the family members reside in the Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) area with a priority going to those in the Fort Sam Houston area.

For Spouses – may not be a spouse on active duty.

All applicants must have a Military dependent ID card and must be able to produce that card, if asked, for verification of eligibility.

Minimum Standards and Requirements on the Application

• For High School Seniors and College Undergraduate applicants: You must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 derived from your High School or College transcripts.
• For all applicants: You must have a minimum of 30 volunteer hours
• For all High School and Undergraduate Applicants: You must have a Minimum of two extra-curricular activities
• For all applicants: You must submit a minimum of 200 words (Maximum of 500 words) on your essay.
• For all applicants: you must submit Part II of the application where you will list things like Community Service activities, School Activities & Honors Information, Job Experience, and Hobbies.
• For all applicants: You must obtain a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) that is dated withing 120 days of submitting the application packet. More instructions are stated in Part II of the application.
• For all applicants (except for spouses unless it applies): You must submit a copy of your most recent transcripts
• For all High School Senior applicants, you must submit a copy of your SAT or ACT Scores that shows a breakdown of the scores.
• As a reminder, awarding of a scholarship is NOT guaranteed for all applicants.

Selection Process

A minimum of five independent representatives of the Fort Sam Houston community will review, evaluate and score the completed applications. The SCFSHA-CO Scholarship Committee, under the direction of the Scholarship Committee Chairperson, will review and compile judges scores of the completed applications; and develop an Order of Merit List (OML) to identify scholarship recipients. Prior to the evaluation process, all applicant identifiers (i.e., name, address, etc.) are removed from applications. Applications are identified by a number code, and all applications are handled in a confidential manner.

Selection of SCFSHA-CO Scholarship recipients is made without regard to race, sex, religion or national origin.

The amount of each scholarship awarded is determined by taking into consideration: the available funds, the number of applicants and the Order of Merit List (OML) based on the scores by the judges. As a reminder, awarding of a scholarship is NOT guaranteed for all applicants.

Should you need additional information, contact the Scholarship Committee via email at scholarships@scfsh.org

Previous scholarship winners have attended the following institutions, among others:

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Selection for receipt of Spouse’s Club of Fort Sam Houston Area’s Charitable Organization Scholarship funds will be made without regard to race, sex, religion or national origin. 

The SCFSHA Charitable Organization is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components.  It has no governmental status.