The Scholarship Foundation's scholarship reports that: • 45% of recipients majors in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and health science majors (compared to 33% nationally) • 50% are first-generation college students (compared to 33% nationally) • 90% of recipients graduate or are on track to graduate (compared to 53% nationally) In addition, the Scholarship Foundation has been recognized by the Better Business Bureau for satisfying 20 out of 20 standards for charity accountability, transparency, and sound financial management.
Qualified applicants must be the child of a Marine or Navy Corpsmen, and their maximum family income must not exceed that of the current pay scale of a sergeant major.
The Scholarship Foundation cites the mounting toll of the War on Terror, the rising costs of education, and the maturation of a new generation of Marines as an urgent call for increasing support.
Through its "Heroes Tribute for Children of the Fallen" and "Heroes Tribute for Children of the Wounded" scholarship programs, the Scholarship Foundation has made special commitments to the sons and daughters of Marines and Navy Corpsmen whose parent has been killed or wounded in combat.
The Chairman of the Scholarship Foundation's Board of Directors is Lieutenant General George J. Trautman III USMC (Ret.).