Fisher House Foundation awards 500 scholarships to children of military families
Sponsors help make scholarship possible
Rockville, MD, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scholarships for Military Children program once again came through for 500 students from military families who were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.
“Thank you for recognizing me and acknowledging my academic achievement... I am truly honored to be the child of two veterans, especially my father, who retired honorably after 25 years with a medical disability,” said scholarship recipient Ian David Carstairs, a senior at Tulane University. “The funds from the scholarship are extremely helpful. I am very honored and grateful to receive these funds as it takes the stress off of paying for my last year of undergraduate studies.”
The program, created in 2001, recognizes the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and celebrates the commissaries’ role in enhancing the military’s quality of life. Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps service members and their families, partners with the Defense Commissary Agency to administer the scholarship.
“We deeply appreciate our partnership with the Defense Commissary Agency and the support of all our generous sponsors, whose contributions ensure the success of this program year after year,” said Marshall Banks, Fisher House Foundation’s director of community relations.
No government funds are used to support the Scholarships for Military Children program. Commissary vendors, manufacturers, brokers, suppliers, and the general public donate to fund the program.
Sponsors for the 2025-26 scholarship program are:
At the five-star level, donating $200,000 to $499,999: Harold Casty Estate
At the three-star level, donating $25,000 to $49,999: Avineon, Inc.; Degree, a Unilever brand, and the San Diego Padres; Major General Harry Greene AUSA Aberdeen Chapter; Colonel (Ret) William E. & Helen Q. Sherman
At the two-star level, donating $10,000 to $24,999: ADP Foundation; Anonymous (2); Big Green Army Tailgater; Fisher House, Inc.; Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Perry and Donna Golkin Family Foundation
At the one-star level, donating $2,000 to $9,999: bBIG Communications Inc.; Dr. Sean Downing; Elite Brands, LLC; General Mills, Inc.; Dr. Sanjiv Kaul; Matrix Medical Foundation, Inc.; Lt Col Ronald Mattana, USAF (Ret.); Mead & Hunt; Naval Academy Spouses' and Civilians' Club; Henry Shin and Jennifer Choy-Shin; The Thomas J. and Ruth E. Grimaldi Foundation; The Wonderful Company
Overseas Service Corp. and Webco Services Co. also supported the Scholarships for Military Children program.
Businesses, organizations, and individuals interested in sponsoring the 2026-27 scholarships can contact sthomas@fisherhouse.org.
To read the full wrap-up of the 2026-26 scholarship program, go to: https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/scholarships-military-children-fisher-house-foundation-deca
More information about Fisher House Foundation’s scholarship programs, including Scholarships for Military Children, Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships, and the Scholarships for Service search engine sponsored by Men’s Wearhouse, can be found at https://fisherhouse.org/programs/scholarship-programs/.
About Fisher House
Fisher House Foundation is best known for its network of 100 comfort homes where military and veteran families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment. These homes are located at major military and VA medical centers nationwide, and in Europe, close to the medical center or hospital they serve. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room. Fisher House Foundation ensures that there is never a lodging fee. Since inception, the program has saved military and veteran families an estimated $610 million in out-of-pocket costs for lodging and transportation.
Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members as well as the Hotels for Heroes program using donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages an awards program recognizing programs that support military and veteran communities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses, and children of fallen and disabled veterans.
www.fisherhouse.org
Michelle Baldanza Fisher House Foundation 240-599-2478 mbaldanza@fisherhouse.org
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