Know the available Auxiliary scholarships
By Sharon Voltz
Education Chairman
Your journey to a better life starts with an education. One of the American Legion Auxiliary most prestigious programs is our Education Program, which offers a variety of scholarships to students wishing to further their education. Here are a few of the scholarships we offer with a brief description:
Nontraditional students returning to the classroom after some period in which their formal education was interrupted or a student beginning their education at a later point in life. Applicants must be a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Junior Member Loyalty Scholarship is offered to Junior members who have been members for the past three consecutive years and have their current membership paid.
They must continue their membership during the scholarship period. This scholarship is intended for the traditional college student with no interruption in education who is at least in the first semester of college or technical school but has not yet attained a bachelor’s degree.
Spirit of Youth Scholarship is another program offered to our Junior members. With this scholarship the student must be in their senior year of high school. This scholarship is to attend an accredited institution of higher education with requirements such as grades of at least 3.0 GPA using the 4.0 scale.
Department of Minnesota Scholarship is awarded to deserving sons or daughters, grandsons or granddaughters of a veteran who need financial assistance.
Department of Minnesota Past Presidents Parley Health Care Scholarship designed to help students or adults who wish to further their education in any health care field.
The American Legion Legacy Scholarship provides scholarship money to children of post 9/11 veterans who have died or have a combined VA disability rating of 50 percent or more. More information can be found at legion.org/scholarship/legacy.
Don’t forget about the trade schools. Connect with people you may know in the trades that interest you. Ask them about tasks, skills used, challenges and rewards.
Some trade schools offer paid-on-the-job training working as an apprentice. If you don’t wish to attend a four-year college, a trade school is the ideal solution. High-paying trade school jobs are in great demand currently. The possibilities are endless!
For more information, please feel free to contact me: Sharon.voltz@gmail.com or at 218-259-4711.