Sports Clips Veteran's Scholarship - Help A Hero Scholarship

Sport Clips Haircuts, a supporter of the VFW, is offering scholarships for military veterans twice a year. The scholarships go towards tuition and fees only and can be up to $5,000 per person. To be eligible, students must:

  • Be a citizen of the United States
  • Be retired, honorably discharged, active duty, or a member of the National Guard or Reserve
  • Have completed Basic Training and follow-on training (Advanced Individual Training, Technical school, etc.)
  • Separated with or currently hold a military rank of E-5 or below
  • Demonstrate a need for financial assistance
  • Participate in, be accepted to or currently enrolled in a VA-approved program or school at an accredited post-secondary institution
  • If selected, authorize the VFW and Sport Clips, Inc. to announce and publish award of your scholarship. If awarded a scholarship, the recipient’s name, city, state, photograph and essay may be used for promotional purposes by the VFW and Sport Clips, Inc. without further consent from the recipient

This scholarship is limited to one per family per semester. Applications for the fall semester will be accepted January 1 through April 30.
Applications for the spring semester will be accepted August 1 through November 15. Fall semester scholarships will be awarded in August, and spring semester scholarships will be awarded in January. Scholarships must be used by the end of the award semester for which the veteran is applying or they will become null and void.

To visit the donor website and apply online, click on the “Visit” button below.

Award
Up to $5,000
Deadline
01/01/2026