Sidney American Legion Post 217 Higher Learning Scholarships

For The Following: University * College * Technical/Trade School

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Sidney American Legion Post 217 proudly announces the awarding of a limited number of learning scholarships for 2023. The scholarships are open to all qualified and eligible graduating high school seniors from Sidney High School, Lehman Catholic High School, Christian Academy Schools, Hardin-Houston High School, and Fairlawn High School

Eligibility: Must meet one of the two following criteria in order to apply:

As a special consideration, any high school senior who is enrolled in a Shelby County high school, and who also resides in Shelby County, and who is a direct descendent of a current or deceased member in the form of a parent or grandparent, and the direct descendent is or has been an active member in good standing with Sidney American Legion Post 217 is eligible to apply. The student must also be a United States citizen.

In order to be eligible to submit an application, any student from one of the aforementioned high schools MUST be enrolled in one of these five high schools, and must live in Shelby County, Ohio. The student must also be a United States citizen.

Scholarship Award Amount: Sidney American Legion Post 217, for the 2023 School Year, will award a total of four two-thousand five hundred-dollar ($2,500) scholarships. These four scholarships will be awarded to the top four students. In addition, Sidney American Legion Post 217 will award two one thousand-dollar ($1,000) scholarships. There is no specific allocation consideration to any one school. To qualify for the award, a student must be accepted to any Accredited University, College or Technical/Trade School, all of which, must be based and operated within the borders of the United States of America.

Selection Criteria – The 2023 Sidney American Legion Post 217 scholarships will be awarded to the successful applicants based on the applicant’s academic performance, leadership abilities, extracurricular participation both in school and the community, and personal characteristics.

VERY IMPORTANT Additional Criteria – The Sidney Post 217 Scholarship Committee will be responsible for the final selection of award winners. Payment will be made payable to the Bursar of the school. All applications must be received either by mail or email by April 19th. The operative word is “RECEIVED”!

Mail or Email Completed Applications to:	Email: Post217Scholarship@gmail.com

Mail: SIDNEY AMERICAN LEGION POST 217

ATTN: Dale Peterson, Chair of Scholarship Committee

1265 Fourth Avenue

Sidney, Ohio 45365

For Legion Use Only Application No. __________ Date Received __________ 2022 AMERICAN LEGION POST 217 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

TO THE APPLICANT: First of all, thank you for submitting your application. Most of this application can be completed by typing within this document. Those areas requiring a check mark do not have this capability. After answering all questions that can be typed, please print out the pages to mark the empty boxes. Print the pages for the required signatures, as well. Once all pages are completed, please return your application via email, in person, or mail. Email is preferred but not required.

Please complete the application so that your eligibility can be verified and your application evaluated for the scholarship award. Your completed application, along with all supporting documentation is due no later than APRIL 19, 2023. It is your responsibility to see that all supporting documents are included with your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. If any application questions are not applicable to your current situation, please include an explanatory note. Thank you for applying and Good Luck!

Applicant’s Last Name	First Name	MI
Father’s Name	First Name	MI
Mother’s Name	First Name	MI

CERTIFICATION:

Applicant’s Signature	Date
Parent/Guardian Signature	Date
We certify to the best of our knowledge, the information provided is complete and accurate. Falsification of information may result in revocation of any scholarship awarded. Permission is also hereby granted to Sidney American Legion Post 217 Scholarship Committee to verify Post 217 membership of an applicant’s family member, and to contact and receive additional information from school officials and references if deemed necessary. Parent or guardian signature(s) will be required if applicant is younger than age 18 at the time of the signed application. We, the applicant and or parent/guardian, authorize Sidney American Legion Post 217 to use any photographs or articles for their use in any news media.

All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used for the consideration of awarding and administering the Sidney American Legion Post 217 Scholarship.

SIDNEY AMERICAN LEGION POST 217 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Full Name:	Age	Date of Birth	Place of Birth
Current Address: Street, City, State, Zip	County of Residence

Parent/Guardian Address if different than applicant	County of Residence
List the ages of all dependent brothers or sisters.

Name and Address of Current High School:	Name of Guidance Counselor:	Grade

Graduation Date	SAT Score	ACT Score	GPA

Name of College, University, Trade School or other accredited post-high school institution of higher learning, and its address:
Have you been accepted?	NO Xxxxx NO YES
Course of Study You Plan to Pursue?
Are you currently taking post-secondary courses at an institution of higher learning? If yes, name of university, college, or other:
In 500 words or less, please tell us something about yourself. And, also, provide a summary of your future plans and how you plan to achieve this goal. Your content will be judged and not the length of your reply. Attach a separate sheet if necessary to complete. You may attach your complete responses in the form of a PDF rather than completing this section for your responses.

Please explain how you plan on financing your post-secondary education (loans, grants, scholarships, employment, etc.).

Please list all of your past and current school activities and number of years participating:	Example…Volley ball (6)
List your volunteer community activities
What special honors, awards did you earn and what offices did you hold? Attach additional sheet if necessary.
List all of your employment history – positions, dates, hours worked.

Mark each American Legion program you have participated in.	American Legion Baseball American Legion Oratorical Contest American Legion Americanism & Gov’t Test Sons of the American Legion/Auxiliary member American Legion Auxiliary Girls State American Legion Buckeye Boys State

Have you participated in or accomplished any of the following?	FFA Gold Award Eagle Scout Scouting

Are you a direct descendent of a current or deceased member of Sidney American Legion Post 217? No Yes

Name of American Legion member:	Relationship:
Name of Deceased Legion family member:	Relationship:
American Legion Card #	Post #

PLEASE ENCLOSE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITH YOU APPLICATION:

Copy of American Legion member’s current membership card or number.

If member is deceased, a letter from the Commander of a deceased American Legion member’s Post attesting to the veteran’s membership at time of death. Member must have been in “good standing at time of death.

Include a copy of your latest transcript, and a copy of your ACT or SAT score. If you have both, ACT and SAT scores, please submit both.

A separate sheet of any additional comments you wish to make. Please sign and date the additional comments.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO:

Post217Scholarship@gmail.com This is the preferred method of submission.

Or mail to:

SIDNEY AMERICAN LEGION POST 217 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

Attn: Dale Peterson, Chair

1265 Fourth Avenue

Sidney, Ohio 45365

Telephone: (937) 492-2431

Note: Sidney American Legion Post 217 absolutely takes NO responsibility of providing a secure online platform for the submission of any and all information submitted online. The applicant, and or their parents/guardian(s), if applicable, hereby acknowledge that the security and privacy of any information submitted online is their sole responsibility, and sole responsibility only, and will hold Sidney American Legion Post 217 harmless from any breach of said online submission of any and all personal and private information. The submitter(s) also agree to be responsible for all monetary fees associated with any legal action that may be taken by the submitter(s) as a result of a possible breach. Sidney American Legion Post 217 takes no responsibility of any documents, emails, etc. submitted online being breached.