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Scholarships
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National President's
Scholarship. There will be fifteen (15)
scholarships awarded for the year 2008-2009. Three (3)
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
$1,000. All are gift scholarships and are not loans.
Candidates for this award shall be direct descendants,
step-children or step-grandchildren of U.S. wartime
veterans who served during one or more of the periods of
war officially designated as eligibility dates for
membership in The American Legion. |
March 1, 2009 |
Application |
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Spirit of Youth
Scholarship will be awarded to candidates who
have been Junior members of the American Legion
Auxiliary; said member to have held Junior membership in
the American Legion Auxiliary for the past three years
and must hold a membership card for the current (2009)
year. Applicant must continue her membership in the
American Legion Auxiliary during the
four-year-scholarship period. Five (5) four-year
scholarships will be awarded for the year 2008-2009. One
four-year scholarship will be awarded in each Division
of the American Legion Auxiliary in the amount of $1,000
per year. All are gift scholarships and are not loans. |
March 1, 2009 |
Application |
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Non-Traditional
Student Scholarship will be awarded to an
applicant who is a member of The American Legion,
American Legion Auxiliary, or Sons of The American
Legion and shall have paid dues for the two preceding
years and for the calendar year in which application is
made. Applicant must be: a) A non-traditional
student returning to the classroom after some period of
time in which his/her formal education was interrupted;
or b) A non-traditional student who is just beginning
his/her education at a later point in life |
March 1, 2009 |
Application |
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The Averyl Elaine
Keriakedes Memorial Scholarship will be awarded,
preferably, to a female enrolled at the University of
Nebraska, Lincoln who plans to teach middle school or
junior high school social studies. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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The Graduate
Scholarship of $200 will be awarded to a
qualified applicant who is interested in teaching
special education students. Applicant must be veteran
connected and hold a Bachelor’s degree. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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The Practical Nursing
Scholarship is a gift which must be used at the
next session of a school of practical nursing.
This scholarship will not exceed $300. Applicant must
be veteran connected and a resident of Nebraska at least
three (3) years immediately prior to application date. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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Nurse's Gift Tuition Scholarship |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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Ruby Lorraine Paul
Fund Scholarships will be awarded to a daughter,
son, granddaughter, grandson, great-granddaughter or
great-grandson of an American Legion or American Legion
Auxiliary member who has held Nebraska membership for
two years or an American Legion, American Legion
Auxiliary, or Sons of The American Legion member who has
held Nebraska membership for two years. Applicant must
be enrolled in an accredited college or university for
the current year and be a Nebraska resident for the
previous three (3) years. Scholarships exclude
applicants enrolled in a school of nursing.
Applicant must be a high school senior or a graduate of
an accredited high school and have maintained a “B” or
better average the last two (2) semesters of high
school. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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The Ruby Paul Campaign
Fund Scholarship will be awarded to a daughter,
son, granddaughter, grandson, great-granddaughter or
great-grandson of an American Legion or American Legion
Auxiliary member who has held Nebraska membership for
two years or an American Legion, American Legion
Auxiliary, or Sons of The American Legion member who has
held Nebraska membership for two years. Applicant must
be enrolled in an accredited college or university for
the current year and be a Nebraska resident for the
previous three (3) years. Applicant must be a high
school senior or a graduate of an accredited high school
and have maintained a “B” or better average the last two
(2) semesters of high school. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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The Roberta Marie
Stretch Memorial Scholarship of $400 will be
awarded to a qualified applicant enrolled or accepted
into an undergraduate or graduate (masters only) program
at a four year college or university. Applicant must be
veteran connected and a resident of Nebraska.
Preference will be given to former Nebraska Girls State
Citizens. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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Student Aid Grant
or Vocational Technical Scholarship - applicant must be
a resident of Nebraska and must be a veteran or veteran
connected. No individual
grant shall exceed $300. Scholarships will be payable
in two halves. Each recipient is required to send one
letter per quarter, with quarter grades, to American
Legion Auxiliary Department Headquarters, PO Box 5227,
Lincoln, NE 68505-0227. In case a recipient leaves
school, the Department Secretary must be notified
immediately. |
March 13, 2009 |
Application |
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