Through the USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) Scholarship Fund (TENNESSEE), the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides need based financial assistance in the form of a grant for the undergraduate college education of dependent children of active duty Navy personnel who are current or former members of the USS TENNESSEE.  Children of retired former crewmembers of the TENNESSEE are also eligible.

Students who apply for the TENNESSEE Program may also apply for the Travers Loan Program.   

The TENNESSEE application package is provided here, by selecting the below button, as a .PDF file.  It can be opened, completed and printed with Adobe Acrobat.  If you don’t have Adobe Acrobat, it is available free from the Adobe web site.  Make sure you read all pages of the application package carefully.


(219 kb .PDF file) - 10 pages
Note: This form can now be filled out on your computer. Information on how to do this is available from our "Form Help" page.

Deadline: March 1

Contact Information

If you have questions, call the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society’s Education Division at (703) 696-4960 or DSN: 426-4960, or by e-mail at  education@nmcrs.org.

Our mailing address is:

                             NMCRS Education Division
                             875 North Randolph Street   Suite 225
                             Arlington VA  22203-1977.

This page updated 1 December 2009


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