Participants can apply to be awarded a Samsung American Legion Scholarships.*
• Ten National Scholars receive $10,000 each (two from each region)
• Ten National Runners-Up receive $5,000 each (two from each region)
• Remaining Department Finalists receive $1,250 each guaranteed
* Only Boys State and Girls State delegates may apply. Other restrictions apply
Scholarship applications are limited to students between their junior and senior years of high school who attend the current session of either an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program and are a direct descendant – i.e. child, grandchild, great grandchild, etc. Stepchildren and legally adopted children are considered direct descendants of a wartime U.S. military veteran who served on active duty during at least one of the periods of war officially designated as eligibility dates for American Legion membership.
The American Legion Boys State of Kansas Scholarship offers a $1,000 award to students who have participated in the Boys State program and demonstrated exceptional understanding of its principles. This scholarship is designed to recognize students who are committed to applying the knowledge and leadership skills gained from Boys State in their schools and communities.
Eligibility Requirements:
Application Details:
To apply, candidates must submit a 500-word essay discussing the impact of their Boys State experience and how they plan to use the knowledge and skills they gained to benefit their school and community.
Important Dates:
Application Deadline: June 30
Recipient Announcement: July 31
Email Essay: info@ksbstate.org
Kansas Department of The American Legion offers many Scholarships:
Scouting, on all levels, has always been an important Legion program. Kansas Legion Posts sponsor some fifty-five Scout Troops and Explorer Posts, with expenditures in excess of $10,540, involving over 835 scouts. However, many more scouts benefit annually from The American Legion through direct and indirect aid and leadership that are unreported.
The American Legion Life Insurance Trust Fund provides for an $10,000 National Scholarship to be awarded to the Eagle Scout who is selected “The American Legion Scout of the Year”. The individual selected will be named by the National Americanism Commission during the annual National Spring Meetings. Three runner-up scholarships, at $2,500 each have been added to the scholarship awards. The Department of Kansas also gives a $500 scholarship to the Kansas Scout of the Year.
The scholarship may be used to attend a school selected by the student, providing it is state-accredited, above the high school level, and within the continental limits of the United States, except in the case where the student may be from a possession of the United States, in which case he can select a school in that possession or in the Continental United States.
Number and Amount of Scholarships Vary – $500 on top of academic scholarship
As a student demonstrating leadership and character, students who have participated in Kansas Boys State or ALA Sunflower Girls State meet these criteria for academic scholarship consideration. Students must be admitted as full-time degree seeking students at the College of Arts and Sciences in Baldwin City, KS before scholarship consideration. The academic scholarship amounts vary based on the academic profile of the student.
Jana Parks, Director of Financial Aid
PO Box 65 | Baldwin City, KS 66006
785.594.4595 | jana.parks@bakerU.edu
https://www.bakeru.edu/
Hampden-Sydney College’s founding mission “to form good men and good citizens” is still in practice today as we strive to enrich the personal and civic lives of our students. The College has had great success in preparing young men for leadership. Positions with professional, civic, fraternal, religious, and political institutions and associations.
Any accepted applicant who has participated in Boys State and attends Hampden-Sydney College will receive this award. However, if the student is granted one of the College’s merit-based scholarships below the level of $25,000 per year, the Citizen-Leader Scholarship will take its place. If the student is granted a merit-based scholarship at the level of $25,000 or above per year, he will retain the merit-based scholarship and will receive an additional $1,000 per year for being a Boys State Participant.
Financial Aid Office, Graham Hall
PO Box 725 | Hampden Sydney, VA 23943
434.223.6119 | hsfinaid@hsc.edu
https://www.hsc.edu