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Corvias, NMFA offering 2016 spouse scholarships
Corvias Foundation, a private, charitable foundation and
the charitable arm of Corvias Group, has been committed to
supporting military families in the pursuit of higher educa-
tion since 2006.
This year, Corvias Foundation and Corvias Military Liv-
ing, the military housing division of Corvias Group, has
partnered with the National Military Family Association to
support spouse scholarships and professional support in ex-
cess of $20,000.
These scholarship awards are for NMFA-registered mili-
tary spouses seeking professional funds, including licensure,
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arships are now available on the NMFA website, through
January 31, 2016.
“Our first year partnering with NMFA afforded us the
honor of awarding six well-deserving military spouses with
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professional goals,” said Maria Montalvo, Foundation Ex-
ecutive Director. “The success of our inaugural participation
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NMFA’s wonderful mission. The foundation takes great pride
in providing the families of service members with a support
network that follows them in their pursuits and we’re excited
to welcome more faces to our family.”
Joyce Raezer, NMFA’s Executive Director, praised Cor-
vias’ commitment to the professional advancement of spous-
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es and to their families. “More than 100,000 military spouses Corvias is focused on ensuring that military spouses who are
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us to remove some of the hurdles they face pursuing employ- or registration in a new state or to progress within a spouse’s
ment.” To date, NMFA has distributed more than $500,000 FXUUHQWFDUHHU¿HOG
to almost 500 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, NOAA
and Coast Guard spouses. This year, Corvias became the the All military spouses residing in the nine states that Corvias
largest sponsor of NMFA’s military spouse professional sup- Military Living operates in (Alabama, Alaska, California,
port initiatives with its pledge of a $20,000 grant. Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina and
Oklahoma) are eligible for these scholarships. In order to
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America, United Health Foundation, GEICO, Lockheed Mar- Since its founding by Corvias Group CEO John Picerne,
tin, May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust and Northrop the Foundation has awarded more than $6 million in annual
Grumman Foundation. educational grants and scholarships to the spouses and kids
of active-duty service members living at military installations
Due to the frequency of moves and changing family dy- across the country.
namics due to deployments experienced by military families,
“The foundation takes great pride in providing the families of service
members with a support network that follows them in their pursuits and
we’re excited to welcome more faces to our family.”
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