Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
65
Days
March 1 2025
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Certification blocks; School seal or an official rubber stamp
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Entry In A Contest
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
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American Legion Department of Nebraska Sons of the American Legion Scholarship

Description

The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship is available to a current member of a Sons of the American Legion Squadron in Nebraska or a son, grandson, great grandson, adopted son, stepson, step-grandson, or step-great grandson of any military veteran, alive or deceased, if not a current Legion member provide a copy of the veteran's DD214 discharge papers or any other verifying documents. Applicants must be enrolled in a public, private, or home school and be earning sufficient credits to graduate from high school at the conclusion of the spring of that school year semester as of that school year scholarship application deadline date. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted in an accredited institution of higher education which includes university, college, or technical school, public or private. The certification blocks must be signed by school officials, applicants, and parents or guardians. A school seal or an official rubber stamp must be affixed to school certification. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Legion Department of Nebraska for more information.

Amount Details

$500
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college, two-year college or a vocational-tech school
  • CheckmarkMust currently be a high school student
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Nebraska
  • Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service Checkmark Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Certification blocks; School seal or an official rubber stamp
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Entry In A Contest
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis