SALUTE – Veterans National Honors Society Scholarship

The 2025-26 National Scholarship application window will open during the summer 2025.  Please check back regularly for updated information. 

***Previous year’s application process is listed below***

SALUTE – Veterans National Honors Society is offering its National Scholarship Program to members of SALUTE. The will offer 10 awards, two in each of the five GPA Tiers.  The Scholarship is only available to SALUTE Members who are registered for classes during the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year. SALUTE Application form

Description:

The purpose of the SALUTE National Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to Veterans, or active duty service members, who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and alternative certification at accredited institutions.  An individual may receive a SALUTE Scholarship only once.  Award recipients who withdrew or graduated from college or do not maintain the minimum GPA will forfeit their scholarship.

Awards will be distributed for each GPA Tier in the following amounts:

  • Gold:     $1500 (2 Awards)
  • Alpha:   $1000 (2 Awards)
  • Bravo:     $800 (2 Awards)
  • Charlie:   $600 (2 Awards)
  • Delta:      $400 (2 Awards)

 

Membership Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be SALUTE Members before they apply for scholarships.  Each applicant must meet ALL of the following membership eligibility requirements:

  • Undergraduate Students need to have completed 12 semester hours and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.  Graduate Students need to have completed 9 credit hours and have a minimum 3.5 GPA cumulative;
  • Be Honorably Discharged U.S. Military Veteran, or current Active Duty, Reserve or Guard Member;

The application period will open on TBA.  All SALUTE scholarship applications and attachments MUST be submitted by TBA.  Winners will be announced in the fall and paid to recipients for the following Spring Semester.  Winners will be asked for a picture and biography, along with a thank you letter.  Incomplete applications will not be considered; If there is not a viable candidate, no award will be given.

 

Required Materials

  • SALUTE Scholarship Application Form;
  • Unofficial Transcripts – submit most recent transcript;
  • Official proof of Enrollment Verification
  • Essay: A topic will be announced when the official scholarship announcement is received.  (The essay must be typed, double spaced, size 12 font and not to exceed two pages);

Email completed application package or questions to