Our Purpose:

The Fort Campbell Spouses Club (FCSC) Scholarship Committee facilitates and awards merit-based scholarships for eligible applicants of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and its surrounding military communities.

We offer scholarships to:

• eligible high school seniors expecting to attend a college, university, trade school or technical school

• eligible spouses enrolled in continuing education

Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

● Must be graduating or have graduated from an accredited high school or homeschool program.

● Must possess a valid US military identification card and be enrolled in DEERS.

● Must be accepted or expect to be accepted by a college, university, trade, or technical school for the upcoming fall or spring semester.

• Must also be one of the following:

  • The dependent child or spouse of an active duty or reserve U.S. military sponsor or assigned to Fort Campbell.

  • The dependent child or spouse of an active duty or reserve U.S. military sponsor whose last duty assignment was Fort Campbell and applicant resides in Christian, Montgomery, Stewart, or Trigg County while the sponsor is on a non-command sponsored assignment on orders.

  • The dependent child or spouse of an active duty retired U.S. military sponsor and both sponsor and applicant reside in Christian, Montgomery, Stewart, or Trigg County.

  • The dependent child or spouse of a deceased member of the U.S. military forces and applicant resides in Christian, Montgomery, Stewart, or Trigg County.

  • If a dependent (child or spouse) applies for a Fort Campbell FCSC scholarship and the spouse is eligible for membership, said spouse must be an active, associate, or honorary member, in full, for the dependent to receive a scholarship or membership dues will be taken out of the scholarship disbursement amount.

• Must submit a completed application file. All necessary items must be time stamped or postmarked by the deadline date. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.

• All application components must be postmarked or time stamped by 31 March 2024. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.

  Fort Campbell Spouses’ Club

  c/o Bri Tegtmeier, Scholarship Chair

  1773 Michaelis Drive

  Fort Campbell, KY 42223

Process:

1. Read the Application Instructions to see all required components and guidelines.

2. Fill out the Online Application and upload all necessary and required documents no later than 31 March 2024. If any components must be emailed or mailed separately, ensure all are postmarked or time stamped by this date, including all official transcripts and letters of recommendation.

3. Applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. Award winners will be notified by mid-May.

4. Failure to accept your award by 20 May 2024 will result in the award being passed to another scholarship applicant.

5. Award checks must be cashed by 31 May 2024 or be subject to cancellation.

Please be prepared to upload the following files:

• Prompted Essay

• Online Application

• Two Letters of Recommendation sent from the Reference via email and received by the deadline

• Signed Privacy Act Statement uploaded to Online Application

• Current DEERS enrollment form uploaded to Online Application

• If the Sponsor is active duty: Copy of sponsor’s orders to Fort Campbell uploaded to the online application

• If the Sponsor is active duty on non-command sponsored assignment: Copy of sponsor’s orders to Fort Campbell and Sponsor’s orders to non-command sponsored assignment uploaded to Online Application

• If Sponsor is retired: Copy of Sponsor’s DD214 uploaded to Online Application

• Official school transcripts mailed and postmarked by the deadline

• Copy of SAT/ACT scores (if not on the school transcript) uploaded to Online Application or emailed/mailed and postmarked by the deadline

ALL APPLICATION COMPONENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR TIME STAMPED BY 31 MARCH 2024

If you have any questions or concerns please email:

scholarship@fortcampbellspousesclub.org