- Scholarship Amount* $3,975
- Administered By Sponsor
- Applications Open* Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 am
- Applications Close* Mar 1, 2026, 11:59 pm
- Tentative Award Date* Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 am
- Sponsored By* Brown Hudner Navy Scholarship Foundation
- Scholarship Website* Visit Scholarship
Brown Hudner Navy Scholarship
Inspired by the true story of Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, the Brown Hudner Navy Scholarship Foundation aims to honor Navy Sailors by providing post-secondary scholarship support to their children. Scholarship awards are based on a competitive scholarship model, and applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and complete an application with supporting documents.
Recipients are required to maintain eligibility and renew their scholarship each year but are only required to submit a comprehensive application the first year they are awarded.
Award amounts depend on the available funding for the year and the applicant’s competitive score. The award amount was $3,975 per student for the 2025-26 academic year.
Recipients are required to maintain eligibility and renew their scholarship each year but are only required to submit a comprehensive application the first year they are awarded.
Award amounts depend on the available funding for the year and the applicant’s competitive score. The award amount was $3,975 per student for the 2025-26 academic year.
How to Apply*
Please complete an application with supporting documents on the sponsor's website.
Additional Eligibility Criteria
The sponsor has specified that the scholarship has the following additional eligibility criteria, or focus.
Child of an active duty, reserve, honorably discharged, or fallen U.S. Navy Sailor
GPA of at least 2.0 (cumulative and unweighted on a 4.0 scale)
Family adjusted gross income must be less than $129,000 for the 2024 tax year
Planning to pursue a degree or certificate in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or health science and attend an accredited undergraduate college in the upcoming academic year
Disqualifications:
Military parent or applicant veteran does not have an honorable discharge
Applicant already has an undergraduate degree
Applicant is no longer planning to pursue a degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or health science in the upcoming academic year
Applicant and/or awarded scholar is attending a Federal Service Academy, graduate school or a school that is not eligible for federal funding
Applicants whose military stepparent is no longer married to their biological parent
Applicants still in high school (dual enrollment or early access programs)
Applicant fails to provide a completed application by the deadline
Applicant fails to meet the financial eligibility criteria
GPA of at least 2.0 (cumulative and unweighted on a 4.0 scale)
Family adjusted gross income must be less than $129,000 for the 2024 tax year
Planning to pursue a degree or certificate in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or health science and attend an accredited undergraduate college in the upcoming academic year
Disqualifications:
Military parent or applicant veteran does not have an honorable discharge
Applicant already has an undergraduate degree
Applicant is no longer planning to pursue a degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or health science in the upcoming academic year
Applicant and/or awarded scholar is attending a Federal Service Academy, graduate school or a school that is not eligible for federal funding
Applicants whose military stepparent is no longer married to their biological parent
Applicants still in high school (dual enrollment or early access programs)
Applicant fails to provide a completed application by the deadline
Applicant fails to meet the financial eligibility criteria
All pages of the 2025 Federal Tax Return (form 1040) that the applicant is claimed on. Even if you file your own taxes, you may have to provide your parent’s taxes.
You’re not required to provide the taxes for your qualifying military parent unless that’s the parent that claims you.
You’re not required to provide the taxes for your qualifying military parent unless that’s the parent that claims you.