Western Governors University has announced that it will offer the WGU Recognition for Military Sacrifice Scholarship.  This scholarship is designed to help severely injured service members, their spouses, and the spouses of service members killed in action (KIA) to earn their degree online to improve their education and their employability.

The WGU Recognition for Military Sacrifice Scholarship is valued up to a maximum value of $2,000. The scholarship will be credited at the rate of $500 per six- month term, renewable up to 4 terms.

This new expansion of scholarships will allow applicants to earn a degree online in any discipline offered by WGU in its Colleges of Business, Education, Information Technology or Health Professions. These new scholarships are made available through funds from Western Governors University. Over the past 12 months, WGU has awarded over 170 scholarships to veterans, military, and military spouses.

WGU’s online degree programs are focused on adult learning through flexible, technology-based instruction. WGU’s competency-based education approach makes it possible for students to complete the requirements for their degree at a quicker pace and accelerate their program based on their prior experience, academic background and time commitment to study.

The WGU Recognition for Military Sacrifice Scholarship  is a competitive program so applications should be submitted as soon as possible. To view eligibility requirements and to learn more about the WGU Recognition for Military Sacrifice Scholarship, please visit www.wgu.edu/militarysacrifice.

About Western Governors University (WGU)

WGU is the only accredited online university in the U.S. offering competency-based degree programs. The private non-profit university has been a leader in online education for more than 10 years. WGU is the recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, awarded in recognition of WGU’s success in expanding access to higher education.