Scholarship Letter
The 2025 deadline for returning the application and essay is Friday, August 8th, 2025, with scholarship recipients being announced before the Fall 2025 Semester (date TBD).
The goal of Veterans Upward Bound is to help Veterans improve their lives through higher education. One way to support our goal is to provide community-funded scholarship opportunities to help Veterans attend the postsecondary schools of their choice.
Eligibility Requirements and General Instructions:
- Be a current or past VUB participant who plans to enroll in school by the fall semester or is continuing school in the fall.
- Complete the VUB scholarship application https://forms.gle/RybxqggRG668NVJk6
- Submit an essay entitled, “How Veterans Upward Bound Has Benefited Me in My Pursuit of Higher Education.” This essay should also address your financial need for this See the rubric for further guidance.
- Submit essays to upward.bound@wku.edu or in person at Jones Jaggers Hall RM 127.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Please contact our office for any questions or concerns.
These scholarships would not be possible without the generous donations from the Cumberland Trace Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, Veterans of Foreign War Post 1298, American Legion Post 23, AMVETS Post 30, and VUB Alumni.
Very Respectfully,
A. Hamilton
LTC, USA Retired
Director, Veterans Upward Bound