American Legion Legacy Scholarship

The American Legion Legacy Scholarship application for 2018 is now online for new and returning applicants to fill out. The Legacy Scholarship is available for children whose parents lost their lives while honorably serving on active duty on or after 9/11, as well as for children of post-9/11 veterans with a combined VA disability rating of 50 percent or higher.
The renewable scholarship will award up to $20,000 for the expense of graduate or post-graduate tuition, books, room and board, meal plans, transportation and other supplies needed to achieve a higher education.
To qualify and apply for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship, you must be able to answer YES to the following 3 questions.
1. Are you currently a high school senior and/or accepted at or attending an institution of higher education?
2. Is your institution of higher education a nonprofit and regionally-accredited institution? (If you are unsure, contact your institution’s admission office. Regional accreditation applies to the whole school not a program.)
3. Does at least one of the following statements apply to you?
a. A legal parent of mine died while serving on active duty, U.S. military service on or after September 11, 2001. (Does not have to be a death out-of-country or in combat.)
b. A legal parent of mine is a Post-9/11 veteran of the U.S. military, who has been given a disability rating of 50% or higher by the Veterans Administration.
If you can answer YES to the previous 3 questions, you may fill out the online application.
Deadline: April 9, 2018
Application and further information available at: https://www.legion.org/scholarships/239948/2018-american-legion-legacy-scholarship-application-now-online