The Military Spouses of Newport announced on Tuesday that they will offer merit-based scholarships for Rhode Island area, military dependents seeking post-secondary education. We offer three separate scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors, dependent children currently enrolled in a post-secondary school, and spouses of active duty members.

Full eligibility and requirements are listed on each application. Applications can be downloaded from www.milspousenewport.org/ Scholarships The deadline is April 13, 2018.

For more information email, scholarships@milspousenewport. org

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