Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$1,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Through the Natural Disaster Relief Scholarship, the OVC Scholarship Network works to provide students with much-needed support as they take steps to get their lives back on track.
They have immense compassion for those who have lost loved ones, homes, and businesses or suffered other losses as a result of natural disasters. They recognize how hard it can be to return to normalcy after these devastating events. Their goal is to help students and their families worry less about the costs of education while they focus on rebuilding their lives.
Benefits
Through their Natural Disaster Relief Scholarship, the OVC Scholarship Network provides a $1,000 award each semester to a student who has been greatly impacted by natural disasters within the United States in the last 10 years.
Eligibility
- They and/or their immediate family were affected by a natural disaster within the United States in the last 10 years. Eligible natural disasters include hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, earthquakes, etc.
- They are an undergraduate, graduate, or law student attending school at an accredited school within the United States in the current or upcoming semester.
- They are at least 17 years of age.
- They are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Over 17
Application
Application deadline
13 Apr 2026
Applicants must submit contact information, details about the school they will be attending in the upcoming semester, and other basic information. To demonstrate eligibility, an applicant must provide proof of enrollment or acceptance at an accredited school within the United States, which may include: a letter of enrollment, an acceptance letter, a class schedule, or an unofficial transcript.
Finally, each applicant must submit a video of 3 to 5 minutes in length answering the following prompt:
Discuss how you and your family were affected by a specific natural disaster in your area. Using video or pictures, elaborate on how the natural disaster impacted your life as a whole, what effects you still see today, and how this scholarship would help you.
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