The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. We Honor #Marines by Educating their Children. The MCSF is the Nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation honors Marines by educating their children. Founded in 1962, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. For more than half a century, we've been providing access to affordable education for the children of Marine and Navy Corpsmen attending post-high school, undergraduate and career technical education programs. In that time, we have provided more than 47,000 scholarships valued at nearly $145 million