National Montford Point Marine Association Now Accepting Applications for 2026 Scholarships

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Jan. 6, 2026 - PRLog -- The National Montford Point Marine Association (NMPMA) Chapter 47 Charleston is accepting applications for 2026 Scholarships from January 8, 2026 through May 31, 2026. The NMPMA Chapter scholarships are awarded to high school seniors bound for an institution of higher learning with a minimum weighted or non-weighted GPA of 2.5 or higher and whose scholastic accomplishments, ingenuity, and dedicated service to the community is found to be exemplary.

This year the NMPMA Charleston Chapter will award up to three scholarships of $1,500 to qualifying high school seniors.

The National Montford Point Marine Association Charleston Chapter 47 Scholarship Committee will meet in May to review applications. Scholarship award recipients will also be announced at the Chapter Scholarship BBQ Fundraiser planned for August 2026.

Chapter 47 Charleston would like to acknowledge all individuals and entities in the local community for their generous contributions to the Scholarship Fund.

Eligible applicants can apply by visiting the Chapter 47 Charleston website https://mpma47.org/#scholarships. Applications close May 31, 2026.

Who are the Montford Point Marines?
The Montford Point Marines are the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps after President Franklin Roosevelt issued an Executive Order establishing the Fair Employment Practices Commission in June 1941. The recruits trained at Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, NC from August 26, 1942, until the camp was decommissioned on September 9, 1949.

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Learn more about National MPMA and membership and additional scholarship opportunities on the website at https://montfordpointmarines.org/.