Army Emergency Relief Scholarship Program

Applications for AER 2017-2018 scholarships will be available beginning Tuesday, January 17, at www.aerhq.org. This year’s campaign theme is “A Legacy of Caring, 75 Years of Soldiers Helping Soldiers”. Scholarship opportunities are available for Soldier’s spouses and children registered in DEERS, pursuing their first undergraduate degree or certificate at an accredited college or university. (Additional eligibility criteria can be found at www.aerhq.org.) Within a 50 mile radius of Fort Rucker, 71 recipients received scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year. 17 spouses received a total of $27,500.00 (average of $1617.65) and 54 children received a total of $120,600 (average of $2233.33.) Cutoff date for scholarship application paperwork is Monday, May 1. For questions concerning the application process, you may call the Fort Rucker AER office at 334-255-2341 or email mary.b.gunter.civ@mail.mil.