Scholarships
Janet Sperry, Education Chairman
email address: janetk12345@comcast.net  

    The American Legion Auxiliary offers one of the most extensive scholarship programs today. Scholarships enable our youth to pursue higher education, to become the well informed and well educated citizens of tomorrow. Scholarships are offered at the National and Department levels. In addition, many Units also offer scholarships.

Need A Lift is an excellent resource for high school students to acquire information about how to apply for scholarships, what educational opportunities are available, careers, and much more. It is important that each Unit representative supply this information to high school counselors. If possible, provide several copies for each school. The most recent edition, 58^th (2009) is published by the American Legion.

The Department of Washington offers five (5) Scholarships, please click on name of the Scholarship to access the all requirements and the application;

Marguerite McAlpin Scholarship  One Nurses Scholarship of $300, will be given for undergraduate or graduate study and/or training in nursing. Applicant must be a child or grandchild of a veteran OR have served in the Armed Forces.

Florence Lemke Memorial Scholarship One scholarship of $300, in the Fine Arts. Applicant must be a child of a deceased or living veteran.

Susan Burdett Scholarship One scholarship of $300, to be awarded to former citizens of Evergreen Girls State.

Department Scholarships Two scholarships of $400 each, one of which will be awarded to children of a deceased or incapacitated veteran. The other scholarship will be reserved for the Department entry for the National Presidents Scholarship.

Samsung Scholarship Awarded by The National American Legion, One scholarship for Girls that attend Evergreen Girls State

Scholarship Certification Form (For Units)

Scholarship Payment Form

National President's Scholarship These scholarships are awarded to children of veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the eligibility dates for The American Legion. One (1) $2500 scholarship and one (1) $2000 will be awarded in each division. The applicant must complete fifty (50) hours of community service during her/his high school years to be eligible for one of these scholarships.

Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members One Junior member in each division will receive a scholarship valued at $1,000 per year for four years ($4,000). The junior must have held membership in the Auxiliary for the immediate past three (3) years, and maintain membership throughout the four-year period.

Girl Scout Achievement Award Applicant must have received the Girl Scout Gold Award. Must be an active member of her religious institution, and have received the appropriate religious emblem, Cadet or Senior Scout. Must have demonstrated practical citizenship in her religious institution, school, Girl Scouting AND community.

The Non-Traditional Student Scholarship Scholarship is available for a student returning to the classroom after some period of time in which her/his formal schooling was interrupted , or a student has had at least one (1) year of college and is in need of financial assistance to pursue an undergraduate degree. Applicant must be a member of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, or Sons of the American Legion for at least two preceding years and for the calendar year in which application is made. One $1,000 scholarship in each division.
 
For more information on these National Scholarships and applications are available on The American Legion Auxiliary website.