Description
Fifteen scholarships will be awarded for the 2011-2012 Auxiliary year. Three scholarships will be awarded in each Division of the American Legion Auxiliary: one in the amount of $2,500, one in the amount of $2,000 and one in the amount of $1,500. All are gift scholarships and not loans.
Eligibility
Application Procedure
Please provide the the following documents and send them before the deadline
Submission Deadline
MARCH 2012
Website Link
http://www.alaforveterans.org/Pages/default.aspx
Fifteen scholarships will be awarded for the 2011-2012 Auxiliary year. Three scholarships will be awarded in each Division of the American Legion Auxiliary: one in the amount of $2,500, one in the amount of $2,000 and one in the amount of $1,500. All are gift scholarships and not loans.
Eligibility
- Candidates for this award shall be daughters, stepdaughters, sons, stepsons, grandsons, step-grandsons, granddaughters, step-granddaughters, great-granddaughters, step-great-granddaughters, great-grandsons, step-great-grandsons of veterans who served in the Armed Forces during eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion.
- Applicants must be in their senior year of high school.
- Previous National Presidents’ Scholarship recipients are not eligible for further consideration.
- Participation in this scholarship program shall be on a voluntary basis in all Units and Departments.
- No Unit may enter more than one candidate in the Department competition. Each Department is restricted to submitting one candidate to the Divisional competition.
- The scholarship must be used within 24 months of the date the winner receives notification by National Headquarters, or the scholarship will be forfeited.
- Applicant must complete 50 hours of volunteer service within the community, verified in writing by the recipient organization(s).
Application Procedure
Please provide the the following documents and send them before the deadline
- Completed application packet for National Presidents’ Scholarship.
- Recomendation Letter
- An original article consisting of no more than 1,000 words.
- A letter from a recipient organization verifying 50 hours of voluntary service.
- A certified transcript or photocopy of the applicant's high school grades.
- A copy of ACT or SAT test scores
- A copy of the FASFA (financial aid) form submitted for assistance in college.
- A brief statement of the military service of parent or grandparents
Submission Deadline
MARCH 2012
Website Link
http://www.alaforveterans.org/Pages/default.aspx
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