Richard D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

 

DEPARTMENT OF ALASKA Richard D. Johnson Memorial

$1,000 Post-secondary Scholarship

 

The American Legion is proud to offer this post-secondary scholarship to all graduating seniors in Alaska who meet the fixed criteria. This scholarship is not based on exceptional grades or athletic abilities. This scholarship is designed for people who are ready to make a commitment to their future and invest in some form of post-secondary education in order to prepare themselves for the rest of their life. All post-secondary programs are acceptable including; college, university, vocational training, apprenticing, or any other program. What you have done in the past is not as important as what you want to do in the future. Please show your dedication to your future by completing this application on time and to the best of your ability. This application is a fillable form so you must type your information in and then print it out, you will not be able to save a completed application. 

 

Please submit application to the local American Legion Post Commander on or before March 30. 

 

Please be sure to include the following: 

 1) Completed application 

 2) Essay ** 

 3) School transcript 

 4) 3 letters of reference 

 

** The essay is to be a minimum of 500 words and should address your involvement in school, church, and community activities as well as why you think the United States patriotic organizations, such as the American Legion, are important to the world today. 

 

Establish scholarship-judging criteria as follows; 

 

 FIXED CRITERIA 

 

1.  Grades; Average 2.0 to 3.0 G.P.A. 

2.  Improving verses declining outlook 

3.  The student that normally would not receive an academic scholarship 

 

 

 GENERAL GUIDELINES 

 

1.  Involvement; Community service, activities or American Legion Post involvement. 

2.  Need; (e.g. one income family, not a lot of help from home). 

3.  Goals; Must have defined goals, as defined as a graduating senior can have. 

 

Application 

 

Name _______________________________________ 

First MI Last 

 

Address ________________________________________________ 

 

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City State Zip 

 

 

Phone home_______________________________________________ 

 

Date of Birth ___________________ 

 

Name of High School ________________________________________________ 

 

Address City State ___________________________________________________ 

 

Estimated Parent Contribution (if any) $ __________________________________ 

 

Institution you are planning to attend _____________________________________ 

 

Address ________________________________________________ 

 

City State Zip ________________________________________________ 

 

Planned course of Study _________________________________________________ 

 

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