USS Bowfin Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is being offered by USS Bowfin Memorial Scholarship. Learn more about the scholarship and the requirements below!
Amount available
$5000
Open Date
Oct 1, 2025
Application deadline
Mar 15, 2026
Eligibility Requirements
- Minimum GPA:
- Education level: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
- Application form required: Yes
- Drivers license required: No
- Financial analysis required: No
- Test scores required: No
- Transcript required: No
- Merit-based: Yes
- Need-based: Yes
- Military: Yes
- Community Service: Yes
About Scholarship
In partnership with the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA), DSF will administer the USS Bowfin Memorial Scholarship. Applicants pursuing a four-year degree are eligible for $5,000 scholarship grants, while those pursuing a two-year degree or vocational or trade certification will be eligible for $2,500 scholarship grants. The USS Bowfin Memorial Scholarship shall be awarded to a current or former qualified submariner, or their DOD recognized spouse or child. The sponsor must have served at least 6 years active duty in submarine service or 8 years of active duty in submarine support activities (submarine groups or squadrons, training and maintenance facilities, Submarine Tenders, etc.). A minimum of two years of the member's or sponsor's submarine service shall have been while permanently assigned to a command based in Hawaii. All otherwise retired or discharged veterans must have received an honorable discharge. For applicants who are children of the sponsor, they must be a high school senior or be currently enrolled as a student in a college or an accredited vocational or technical institute; be unmarried and under the age of 24 at the time of the application deadline; and intend to or be enrolled as a full-time student working toward their first Associate's or Bachelor's degree, or be working toward a vocational or technical certification at an accredited institute. Scholars attending any Military Service Academy are not eligible for the Dolphin Scholarship. For applicants who are a spouse of the sponsor, they must intend to or be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student with a minimum of 12 credit hours per year in order to receive their first Associate's or Bachelor's degree at a two or four year accredited university, or college or be working toward a vocational or technical certification at an accredited institute. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation for more information.
Offered by: Dolphin Scholarship Foundation
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