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Description
The American Legion Legacy Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship designed to fulfill a financial gap remaining after all federal and state educational grants/scholarships available to an eligible applicant have been utilized.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship, you must confirm you meet these 3 requirements. 1. Must be a high school senior or accepted/attending an institute of higher education. 2. if accepted/attending an institute of higher education, must be a non profit and regionally accredited institution.(If unsure contact your institutions administration office. regional accreditation applies to the institution not programs within) 3. You must meet at least one of these requirements, had a parent die as a veteran post 911, or have a living post 911 veteran parent who has a combined disabled rating of 50% or more.(Disabled rating is provided by the veterans administration)
Award Amount
Needs-based scholarships provide up to 20,000 for children of the fallen and 5,000 for children of the disabled for undergraduate and post-graduate college. Recipients may reapply for additional annual awards up to six times
Submission Month
Applications deadline is April 1st, winners are announced in may.
Awarded By
The American Legion
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