Scholarship Opportunities


Samsung American Legion Scholarship

Gavin Hughes delegate from Smith Center High School, was the 2024 Department recipient of a $1,250 scholarship.

Details

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

Eligibility

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.

 

Executive Directors Scholarship

Details

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:

  • Must have participated in the American Legion Boys State of Kansas program.
  • Recommendation from a Boy State Staff Member


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 Scholarships

Details

Kansas Department of The American Legion offers many Scholarships:

  • Hugh A. Smith Scholarship Fund
    • This is an outright grant of $500 for high school seniors and college level freshmen or sophomores who are in need of educational assistance, and are enrolled or intend to enroll in an approved junior college, college, university, or trade school located in the state of Kansas. The applicant must be the son or daughter of a veteran; the parent(s) must have been a member of the Kansas American Legion and/or Legion Auxiliary for the past three years. The sons or daughters of deceased members in either organization are also eligible if the parent’s dues were paid up at the time of death. The applicant must be an average or better student scholastically, and must show a high school transcript (with grade point average).
  • Ted and Nora Anderson Scholarships
    • Four $500 scholarships awarded annually to children of Legion and Auxiliary members. Selections by Department Oratorical and Scholarship Committee are based upon scholastic standing, financial need, major field, etc.
  • Albert M. Lappin Scholarship
    • An outright grant of $1,000, applicants for this scholarship must be a Kansas high school senior or college level freshman or sophomore, and the son or daughter of a veteran who has been a member of The Kansas American Legion or its Auxiliary for the past three years. The sons or daughters of deceased members in either organization are also eligible if the parent’s dues were paid-up at time of death.
  • Music Committee Scholarship
    • The name of this scholarship, to be awarded annually, will be the “American Legion Music Committee Scholarship”. This $1,000 scholarship is available to all Kansas high school students who have distinguished themselves in the field of music and/or who will major or minor in music at an approved Kansas junior college, college, or university.
  • Rosedale Post 346 Scholarship
    • Two scholarships of $1,500, applicants for this scholarship must be a Kansas high school senior or college level freshman or sophomore, and the son or daughter of a veteran who has been a member of The Kansas American Legion or its Auxiliary for the past three years. The sons or daughters of deceased members in either organization are also eligible if the parent’s dues were paid-up at the time of death.
  • Charles W. & Annette Hill Scholarship
    • An outright grant of $1,000, applicants for this scholarship must be a Kansas high school senior or college level Freshman or sophomore, and the descendent of a veteran who has been a member of The Kansas American Legion for the past three years. The descendents of deceased members in either organization are also eligible if the veteran’s dues were paid-up at time of death.
  • Scouting Scholarship
    • 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.

  • Shooting Sports Scholarship
    • An outright grant of $500, applicants for this scholarship must be a Kansas high school senior or college level freshman, who has participated in an American Legion Shooting Sports program in the State and Regional levels. The applicant must be an average or better student scholastically.
  • U.S. “Udie” Grant Scholarship
    • U.S. “Udie” Grant Scholarship – The purpose of the U.S. “Udie” Grant Scholarship is to assist financially in the education of needy and worthy children and grandchildren of Kansas Legionnaires. Applicants must be a current 3-year member of the Sons of the American Legion within the Detachment of Kansas.
  • Jay B. Thielen Scholarship
    • Jay B. Thielen Scholarship – The purpose of the Jay B. Thielen Scholarship is to assist financially in the education of needy and worth children and grandchildren of Sons of The American Legion members of the Detachment of Kansas or members of the Sons of the American Legion of the Detachment of Kansas. Five scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each are annually awarded.
  • Paul Flaherty Athletic Scholarship
    • This $250 scholarship is awarded to a high school boy or girl who has participated in school athletics. Applications must be received in Department Headquarters by July 15.

 

Baker University Scholarship

Details

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.

Contact

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

Details

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.

Contact

Financial Aid Office, Graham Hall
PO Box 725 | Hampden Sydney, VA 23943
434.223.6119 | hsfinaid@hsc.edu
https://www.hsc.edu