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Application Cycle Now Closed -
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The next application cycle will be open August 15 to October 15, 2008.
Please check back after August 15 for the application form to apply for awards for
Spring 2009. (Those who applied by June 15 will receive notification of their status in mid-August.)
Application Postmark
Deadline:
June
15, 2008
Scholarship Recipients Announced:
Mid-August, 2008
Note: Previous recipients should not submit a new
application to be considered for renewal of their awards
for 2008-09. Previous recipients will receive renewal
paperwork and instructions directly from Scholarship
America in April-May 2008. |
THE PROGRAM
The Fund for Veterans’ Education will provide up to
$3,500,000 in the 2008-09 academic year to help meet the
financial need of veterans from all branches of the
United States Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan or
Iraq since September 11, 2001 and who are now enrolled
in college or vocational-technical school.
The Fund for Veterans’ Education is administered by
Scholarship Management Services, a department of
Scholarship America. Scholarship America is a national
nonprofit education support and student aid service
organization that seeks to involve and assist the public
and private sectors in expanding educational
opportunities and encouraging educational achievement.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply to the Fund for Veterans’
Education, the student must –
• Be a veteran of any branch of the Armed Forces (Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marines), Coast Guard, National Guard
and Armed Forces Reserves.
• Have served and been deployed for a total of at least
60 days in Afghanistan or Iraq after September 11, 2001
(or served in the surrounding area and have documented
service in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring
Freedom), or be a veteran who was deployed to
Afghanistan or Iraq after September 11, 2001, but did
not meet the 60-day active service period as a result of
a service-related injury or condition incurred while
serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.
• Be enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in an
undergraduate program of study at any accredited
two-year or four-year institution, public or private,
including technical schools for the fall 2008 term.
• Have applied for and accepted all federal, state and
institutional need-based grants and all available
military educational benefits.
AWARDS
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an
award for the 2008-09 which may be renewed in subsequent
years. The award is intended to cover any unmet
financial need based on the cost of attendance, the
student’s expected family contribution, federal, state
and institutional need-based grants, and military
educational benefits.
Awards are for undergraduate study only and may be used
for tuition, fees, books and supplies, and required
equipment.
If the student is selected as a recipient and is unable to enroll due extenuating circumstances including being activated for overseas duty, the award may be deferred upon request on a case-by-case basis.
APPLICATION
Interested eligible students must complete the attached
application and mail it along with the following
required documents:
1. Documentation of military service and deployment (one
or more of the following):
a. United States Armed Forces: copy of official military
orders and documentation of service dates in Afghanistan
or Iraq after September 11, 2001
b. United States Armed Forces: copy of Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214)
c. United States Armed Forces – Reserve Component: copy
of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
(DD214)
d. National Guard: copy of Certificate of Release or
Discharge from Active Duty (DD214)
e. If DD214 does not clearly state dates of service in
Iraq or Afghanistan or participation in Operation Iraqi
Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, please supply
other documentation such as a signed statement from your
commanding officer or VA Administrator, the Basic
Individual Report for Marines, or deployment roster.
2. If total service days in Afghanistan and/or Iraq is
less than 60, provide military medical documentation of
service-related injury or condition incurred in
Afghanistan or Iraq
3. Current, complete transcript of grades (one of the
following):
a. college or technical school transcript for those who
have attended at least one term of college or technical
school
b. high school transcript for those who have not
completed one term of college
c. GED test score results
4. 2008-09 Student Aid Report (SAR) with Expected Family
Contribution (EFC) printed (one of the following):
a. Complete SAR Print Summary from the FAFSA web site
b. Student copy of the complete SAR
5. Financial aid award letter from the college for
2008-09
6. Statement of military education benefits for 2008-09
(if not available, provide most recent statement and
your projection for 2008-09)
Items 3 - 5 may be in the form of electronic printout
provided the document includes school name and student
name.
The application and all required supporting documents
must be mailed to Scholarship America in one envelope,
postmarked by June 15, 2008.
SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS
Scholarship recipients are selected primarily on the
basis of financial need. In addition, length of military
service (number of months and number of tours served)
will be considered. It is the program’s intent to select
recipients from all the States, US Territories and the
District of Columbia, representative of the current
demographics of the United States Armed Forces, all
types of colleges and schools and broad representation
across all levels, as long as qualified applications are
received.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America.
In no instance does any member of any of the Armed
Forces play a part in the selection. All applicants
agree to accept the decision of Scholarship America as
final.
Applicants will be notified by mid-August 2008. Not all
applicants to the program will be selected as
recipients. Students may reapply to the program in
future application periods, if the program continues to
be offered, as long as they meet eligibility
requirements.
PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments.
Payment is made in two installments for the academic
year, in early September 2008 and at the end of December
2008. Checks are mailed to each recipient’s home address
and are made payable to the school for the student’s
account.
RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Awards are renewable up to three additional years for
full-time students (10 credit hours or more per term),
based on satisfactory academic performance in an
undergraduate program and continued demonstration of
financial need. Part-time students (fewer than 10 credit
hours per term) may renew for a longer period of time if
needed, up to the maximum equivalent of four years of
full-time funding. In April, 2009, recipients will be
contacted by mail with instructions to submit transcript
of grades and financial documents for renewal of their
awards.
OBLIGATIONS
Recipients are required to supply Scholarship America
with transcripts and updated financial aid information
when requested, and to notify Scholarship America of any
changes of address, school enrollment, or other relevant
information. Failure to notify Scholarship America of
any of these changes or to respond when contacted may
result in forfeiture of award.
REVISIONS
The Fund for Veterans’ Education reserves the right to
review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship
program and to make changes at any time including
termination of the program.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Questions regarding the scholarship program should be
addressed to:
The Fund for Veterans’ Education
Scholarship America – Julie Wilkins
One Scholarship Way, P.O. Box 297
Saint Peter, MN 56082
Telephone: 507-931-1682
Administered By:
Application Cycle Now Closed -
Please Read
The next application cycle will be open August 15 to October 15, 2008.
Please check back after August 15 for the application form to apply for awards for
Spring 2009. (Those who applied by June 15 will receive notification of their status in mid-August.)
Application Postmark
Deadline:
June
15, 2008
Scholarship Recipients Announced:
Mid-August, 2008
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