Marines' Memorial Team:
We are pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 Marines' Memorial Employee Scholarship Program are now open.
Applications due April 11, 2024
Current employees of Marines' Memorial, their children and grandchildren are eligible to apply for a scholarship if they meet the following criteria:
1) Applicant is currently employed by Marines’ Memorial and is the child or grandchild of a current Marines’ Memorial employee.
2) The employee has continuously worked for Marines’ Memorial for at least 12 months, has not been formally disciplined in the past 6 months and is not a Direct Report (senior manager).
3) The applicant (MMA employee, their child or grandchild) must be attending an accredited undergraduate, graduate, vocational, or associate's program for the 2023-2024 school year.
To apply, the student must fill out the application by scanning the QR code below or CLICK HERE and submit it by 11:59 PM PDT on April 11, 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.
Questions about the scholarship program or the application process may be addressed to MGy JJ Banks, Director of Membership: scholarships@mmaf1946.org or 415-673-6672 ext 215.
or CLICK HERE
Frequently Asked Questions about the Employee Scholarship Program:
Employees* of Marines’ Memorial, their children and grandchildren, who are in
accredited undergraduate, graduate, vocational or associate’s programs for the
2023-2024 school year are eligible to apply!
*hourly/non-exempt and operations managers
No, please give your child the information or a paper application to apply for themselves.
Yes! There is no limit to the number of children in a family who can apply, as long as they fit the criteria.
Scholarship funds are intended to be put towards “educational expenses,” and award checks will be made out to the school, not the scholarship recipient. Please speak with the school’s financial office and see if they can accept any additional scholarship funds with this in mind. We can send a letter to the school indicating the purpose of the scholarship. (MGy JJ Banks can walk you through this!)
Yes. In your application, list the school you are most likely to go to. In the case that you are selected for a scholarship and your school choice changes before the checks are put together in August, talk with MGy JJ Banks or HR about adjusting the check. The school must be accredited for you to receive the scholarship.
Yes! Your major or program of choice does not need to relate to your existing job at Marines’ Memorial.
Awards will be $1,000 or slightly larger, depending on the number of applicants for the year.