2025 Scholarship application window is now open!
The Scholarship Foundation continues to remain open for 2025 scholarship candidates! Last year, we simplified the process and allowing candidates to apply online starting on the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division website: (www.society3rdid.org), click on the “Scholarships” tab at the top and select the “How to Apply” and “Apply Online” tabs to begin the process. Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria stated in the Foundation’s Constitution and Bylaws:
“The purpose of the Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is to provide university, college, and vocational scholarship grants to children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren (including those by adoption) of Society of the 3rd Infantry Division members, and to any child, grandchild, or un-remarried spouse of a 3rd Infantry Division soldier who was Killed In Action or Died of Wounds sustained, while on active duty with the Division, and to all 3rd Infantry Division soldiers, past and present. Additionally, the married spouses of active-duty soldiers serving with the 3rd Infantry Division are eligible to apply. The individual seeking scholarship funds must fall within one of these limited groups. All applicants, except active-duty soldiers currently serving or who have served with the Division, must have a sponsor. Said soldiers may sponsor an offspring or a spouse or themselves by including a letter stating their period of service with the Division and the unit in which they served or are serving. If sponsoring someone other than themselves, sponsors must state the relationship of the candidate to themselves.”
In 2024, the Scholarship Foundation awarded ten scholarships. This was an increase over 2023 and previous years. We highly encourage members and qualified individuals to apply for scholarships. This is a benefit of membership in the Society and it also is an opportunity for the Division to both give back and to pay forward to the future of our country.
Steve Birch
Chairman
3rd ID Scholarship Foundation