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Army Engineer Memorial Award
and Geraldine K. Morris Award |
The Army Engineer Spouses’ Club announces the Army Engineer Memorial Award (AEMA) and the Geraldine K. Morris Award for 2026-2027 academic year. The AEMA is available to qualifying high school seniors and graduates within one year of graduation to include GED who plan to continue their education at an accredited college, university, technical school, or vocational school. The Geraldine K. Morris Award is available to a graduating high school senior who intends to enroll in a program leading to a nursing degree or certification. Applicants may apply for both awards, if qualified, but can only be awarded one of the scholarships.
The AEMA award was established in 1973 as a living memorial to Army Engineer Officers killed in Vietnam and is given annually to honor all Engineers who died in the line of duty. This award is open to students in all fields of study.
The Geraldine K. Morris Award was established in 2006 to honor the service and memory of Mrs. Morris, a former Army nurse and Army wife. The awardee must be enrolled in a program leading to a nursing degree or nursing certification. The Geraldine K. Morris Award is renewable annually, based on GPA, provided a student maintains full-time enrollment in a nursing program.
Both awards are based on academic and extracurricular achievement during high school, along with a written essay. Awards must be applied toward tuition or scholastic expenses at a two-year or four-year college or university, technical school, or vocational school. Applications must be received by 11:59 pm (EST) February 28, 2026 at [email protected].
For more information, send an email to [email protected].
In your e-mail subject line, please indicate "2026 AEMA Award." The application is available 1 December 2025 through 28 February 2026 on the AESC website at www.armyengineerspouses.org
Eligibility
● A candidate for an Army Engineer Memorial award may be any graduating high school senior or a graduate within one year of graduation to include GED*, and whose sponsor, parent or legal guardian is a U.S. Army Engineer (active duty, retired or deceased), National Guard U.S. Army Engineer, Reserve U. S. Army Engineer, or current Department of the Army employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as well as a current member of the Army Engineer Spouses’ Club.
● A candidate for a Geraldine K. Morris award may be any graduating high school senior who intends to enroll in a program leading to a nursing degree or certification, who is a citizen of the United States and whose sponsor, parent, or legal guardian is a U.S. Army Engineer (active duty, retired or deceased), National Guard U.S. Army Engineer, Reserve U. S. Army Engineer, or current Department of the Army employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as well as a current member of the Army Engineer Spouses’ Club.
● A parent must be a member of the Army Engineer Spouses’ Club (AESC) by February 28, 2026.
*Exceptions can be made outside of these qualifications on a case by case basis.
