A scholarship of up to $5,000 per semester for qualifying veterans and service members pursuing a post-secondary degree or a trade school credential, run by the VFW with Sport Clips. Awards are limited to one per family per semester, with fall awards announced in August and spring awards in January. A continuation policy lets recipients reapply each year while they remain enrolled. Because trade school and certificate programmes qualify alongside degrees, the award is widely used for welding, aviation maintenance, IT and other technical credentials as well as engineering and computing degrees.