American
Legion Scholarships
The American Legion family has
several programs that provide college or advanced education scholarships in
various forms for our community and our veterans in local, state, and national
programs. This document provides brief descriptions and website links to access
more information about these scholarships and
programs.
I. Damascus American
Legion Post 171 members work throughout the entire year to earn money to fund
the scholarship programs they sponsor.
A. The Oratorical
Contest scholarship program
gets underway in December of each year. The actual competitions begin in
January. High School aged students compete with orations they write about
various aspects of our Constitution. Interested parties should click on the
link below for more information. The Post provides monetary awards for a
first, second and third place in the Post competition. The first place
winner then goes on to compete in the Department of Maryland competition.
B. The Boys State program. This is a participatory
program in which students become part of the operation of local, county and
state government. At Boys State, participants learn the rights,
privileges, and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is
objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments.
Operated by students elected to various offices, Boys State
activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement
presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses, and recreational
programs.
Legion posts
select high school juniors to attend the program. In most cases, individual
expenses are paid by the sponsoring post, a local business or another
community-based organization.
Boys State participants may be eligible to apply for the
Samsung American Legion
Scholarship. Details may be found at:
http://www.legion.org/scholarships/samsung
C. Scholarships for High School
Seniors. This year Post 171 will award five scholarships, in the amount
of $1,500 each, to high school seniors who will be beginning college or other
institution of higher learning, full time for the scholastic year of 2019-2020.
Applicants will be judged on scholastic achievement, leadership,
character, work experience, their submitted essay, and school and community
activities. Complete details are listed on the scholarship application, which is
available for pick up at the career centers in Damascus HS, Clarksburg HS,
Watkins Mill HS, Sherwood HS, Seneca Valley HS, Linganore HS, Oakdale HS and
the American Legion Post Home at 10201 Lewis Dr. Damascus MD, tel. (301)
253-0769, or by clicking on the link below. Applications must be postmarked
no later than March 29, 2019.
Download Scholarship Application for Post
171
II. The Damascus American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 171
scholarship program includes scholarships for female students who are interested
in furthering their education in institutions of higher learning. Applicants
will be judged on scholastic achievement, leadership, character, work
experience, their submitted essay, and school and community activities. Complete
details are listed on the scholarship application, which will be available in
late January 2019, for pick up at the career centers in Damascus HS, Clarksburg
HS, the American Legion Post Home at 10201 Lewis Dr. Damascus MD, tel.
(301) 253-0769), or by clicking on the link below. Applications must be
postmarked no later than March 31,
2019.
Download General
Scholarship Application for Auxiliary Unit 171
A.
High School Seniors General
Scholarship Program. This year Auxiliary
Unit 171 will be offering two scholarships, in the amount of $1,000, for female
High School Seniors. Applicants will be judged as described
above.
B. Medical
CareerProgram. This year
Auxiliary Unit 171 will offer one scholarship for females in the medical career
field in the amount of $1,000. Students may be in High School or College and may
be granted this scholarship award up to four
times.
C. Girl's State Program. This is a
participatory program in which students become part of the operation of local,
county and state government. At Girls State, participants learn the rights,
privileges, and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is
objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments.
Operated by students elected to various offices, Girls State
activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement
presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses and recreational
programs.
Legion Auxiliary units select high school juniors to attend the program. In most
cases, individual expenses are paid by a sponsoring unit, a local business or
another community-based
organization.
Girls
State participants may be eligible to apply for the Samsung
American Legion
Scholarship. Details may be found at:
http://www.legion.org/scholarships/samsung
II.
SAL Squadron
171 Scholarship
A. The SAL sponsors one additional Post 171 High
School Seniors scholarship.
III. The
American Legion, Department of Maryland
scholarship programs include their General Scholarship and the Oratorical
Contest.
A. The General
Scholarship is available to children and grandchildren of veterans.
Applicants will be judged on scholastic achievement, leadership, character,
their submitted essay, and school and community activities. Complete
details are listed on the scholarship application which may be downloaded using
the link below. Applications must be received no later than April 9,
2019.
www.mdlegion.org/Forms/genschlo.pdf
B. The Department participates in the National Baseball
Scholarship Program. Post
baseball participants are nominated by the Department to receive this
scholarship. Information about this scholarship may be found at http://www.legion.org/scholarships/baseball
IV.
The National American
Legion scholarship program includes
several scholarships.
A. The Legacy
Scholarship
B. The Baseball Scholarship
C.
The Samsung
American Legion Scholarship
D. The
National
High School Oratorical Contest
E.
The Eagle
Scout of the Year
V.
The National American Legion
Auxiliary supports a number of
scholarship programs that benefit veterans, the children of our veterans, and
the members of the organizations within the American Legion
Family.
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship,
check out the scholarship link below for eligibility requirements, deadlines,
and application forms.
https://www.alaforveterans.org/Scholarships
A. The Children of Warriors National Presidents Scholarship
who are interested in improving their education or
technical training.
D. The Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund. This program has three
separate
scholarship opportunities for participants in
American Legion Auxiliary
programs.
