The last program and the newest program under the Veterans & Military Support umbrella is the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship program. As mentioned earlier, Sport Clips continues to support the Free Call days through Operation Uplink and the company expanded its Help A Hero initiative to support veterans as they return home through the gift of scholarships. The VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero Scholarship will help service members get the education and training needed to begin the next chapter of their life. Each scholarship will provide recipients with up to $5,000 to apply toward their education at an accredited post-secondary institution, including universities, colleges, trade schools and apprenticeship and certification programs.
An important note about this program is the scholarship application is only available on-line at www.vfw.org and must also be submitted online using the form at our website. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, email and fax will not be accepted. They’ll need to go to the "Assistance" page and click "College Scholarship". There will be a program overview and a helpful Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide, and a link to the application.