• Student applicants must have participated successfully in a  Boys' State Program (including all states)
• Student applicants must have graduated from an accredited high school with a "B" average or above grade
• Student applicants must plan to enroll at Trine Unviersity (main campus, Angola) as a full-time student (12 credit hours or more)
• Student applicants must show documentation of attendance at an official American Legion Boys' State sponsored program

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Frank M. McHale Scholarship

       Mr. Frank M. McHale served as Department Commander of the Indiana American Legion during the year 1927-1928. When Mr. McHale passed away, he bequeathed a sum of money to Hoosier Boys State for the expressed purpose of allowing three (3) Hoosier Boys Staters, annually, the opportunity of having financial assistance in pursuing a college education.  Each year, three Boys Staters are chosen to receive the Frank M. McHale Scholarship by select members of the Hoosier Boys State Staff.

       To apply for the Frank M. McHale Scholarship, a Boys' State delegate must complete the scholarship application contained in the delegate's packet, from a city counselor, or on line at this web site. The completed application must be submitted to the delegate's HBS city counselor upon or shortly after arrival at Boys' State, June 12, 2010. The names of scholarship recipients will be announced during the Friday evening awards ceremony, June 18, 2010.  This year, 2010,  the three awards will total $4200 or approximately $1,400 each.

Col. Frank R. Kossa Scholarship

       Col. Frank R. Kossa served as Department Commander of the Indiana American Legion during the year 1934-1935. At the time of his death in 1994, Col. Kossa was the only living veteran of the four major wars in the 20th Century (WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam). Col. Kossa presented a sum of money to The American Legion, the interest of which is used to present financial assistance to a delegate selected each year by the Hoosier Boys' State Staff toward his college expenses. This scholarship is presented to the winner of the B.W. Breedlove Outstanding Citizen Award.  For the fourth year in a row, the 2010 Col. Frank R. Kossa Scholarship will be worth $3,625.

John McKeeman Memorial Scholarship

       John McKeeman served The American Legion, Department of Indiana as Chairman of the Boys' State Enrollment Committee for more than 20 years at the time of his death in 1993. The members of Allen County-Fort Wayne American Legion Post 499, of which Mr. McKeeman was a co-founder, chose to perpetuate his memory by an annual scholarship.

1. The recipient will be the elected Governor.

2. Each scholarship is limited to $500.

3. The entire payment is made upon written acceptance to a college, university, or place of higher education of the recipient's choice.

Requests for receipt of the scholarship will be forfeited if not made within 18 months of the award.

 Bud Carson Leader's Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded by the family of Bert T. Carson, Jr. to the elected Hoosier Boys' State Governor.  It was established after the death of Mr. Carson, a long-time car dealer and fifty-year (50) member of the American Legion. The scholarship is valued at $1,000.

Samsung American Legion Scholarship 2010

http://www.legion.org/documents/legion/pdf/samsungscholarship.pdf

The Samsung Group, an international electronics company, has endowed a scholarship fund to be administered by The American Legion National Headquarters. Each American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program will select a "state" finalist to compete at the national level for one of seven $20,000 scholarships. The remaining "state" finalists will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. This scholarship is to be applied toward a student's undergraduate study.

A downloadable official application form can be found through the above link.  Interested delegates should begin the application process IMMEDIATELY.

To be eligible to apply, a student must participate in and complete an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program and meet the following conditions:

• The student must be a direct descendent of a U.S. wartime veteran who served on active duty during one or more of the periods of war officially designated as eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion by the United States government. Those periods of war and dates are:

WWI ~ April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918

WWII ~ December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946

Korean War ~ June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955

Vietnam War ~ February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975

Lebanon/Grenada War ~ August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1990

Panama War ~ December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990

Persian Gulf War ~ August 2, 1990 until cessation of hostilities as determined by the U.S. government

Including Operations Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

Applications are included in the delegate's packet or can be completed and printed from Samsung American Legion Scholarship, now posted at the National Headquarters' web site: www.legion.org. The completed application will be submitted to the delegate's City Counselor upon his arrival at Hoosier Boys State (June 12^th, 2010).  American Legion Scholarships Information about additional financial aid and scholarships may be found on the American Legion, Department of Indiana website at www.indlegion.org. More information will be posted on this web site as soon as it is made available by the National Headquarters of The American Legion.

Because the Samsung American Legion Scholarship Application process requires extensive research and often difficult-to-obtain documentation, interested applicants are strongly encouraged to start collecting and completing the application materials and information as soon as possible. 

SAMPLE OF INSTRUCTIONS TO THE

SAMSUNG AMERICAN LEGION

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

ELIGIBILITY:  A high school junior who is a direct descendant, i.e. child, grandchild, great-grandchild or a legally adopted child, of a U.S. veteran who served during a period of war and is a delegate to either an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program.

Completing a scholarship application can be a difficult task.  Below are some tips to help complete the application form.

1.      Application must be typed or completed online at www.legion.org.  Under “Useful Links” click on “Scholarship Information.”

2.      Do not attach any documents or additional pages to this application, except as required. 

3.      Review the entire application before completing it.  If a field is left blank, it could count against you.  If you do not want to answer a question, put a reason in the field.

4.      Proofread your essays and applications in addition to having at least one other person proofread your application.  Spelling errors or poor writing skills will have a negative effect on your chances of receiving the scholarship.  Incomplete/unprofessional applications are unacceptable.

5.      Never submit an application with words that have been crossed out, or something that has incomplete sentences, poor grammar, and misspellings.

6.      Use a computer to prepare your final document.  Many applications are no longer accepted, if they are handwritten.

7.      Each application is judged on its own merit so include any information that makes you exceptional and a good candidate to receive the award.

8.      Keep a copy of everything you submit!

9.      Pay close attention to scholarship application deadlines as applications submitted past the deadline will not be considered.  Contact your American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program to determine its application deadline and procedure for submitting the application.  Normally, the application is submitted when you arrive at your respective program.

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