American legion scholarships

The American Legion Legacy Scholarship

The American Legion Legacy Scholarship is available to children of military personnel who died on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. There are no restrictions on the rank of the service member.

The amount of this scholarship varies depending on the number of applicants and their level of financial need. The maximum award is $20,000 per year and is renewable for up to four years if the recipient continues to meet eligibility requirements. Recipients may receive an additional $1,000 per year for books and supplies.

The American Legion Scholarship

American Legion Scholarships

To be considered for an American Legion Scholarship, you must:

• Be enrolled in any accredited school, college or university and pursuing at least a two-year degree program. (Technical and trade schools are eligible.)
• Have financial need. Note: If a student demonstrates exceptional merit, then financial need is not necessary.
• Demonstrate academic achievement as well as leadership and extracurricular involvement.

The American Legion High School Oratorical Contest

The American Legion High School Oratorical Contest

Organization: The American Legion

Award Amount: $18,000

Applications Due: Between Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, annually

Contact Information: 765-742-9002 · 877-453-4466 (toll free) · scholarships@legion.org

The American Legion High School Oratorical Contest is open to high school students in 9th through 12th grades who are under 20 years of age as of April 1. You must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government. A complete list of topics are available on the Legion’s Web site.You must give at least two orations before an audience, one from memory and one extemporaneously on assigned subjects drawn from a hat.The contest includes three levels – local, state and national – with scholarship awards ranging from $1,500 to $18,000 at each level.To view previous winning entries for this award, see the Past Winners.

There are many scholarships available from the American Legion.

The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization. A U.S. veteran who was honorably discharged and has a child attending college (or planning to attend college) is eligible for American Legion scholarships.

The Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.

The Legion has more than 2 million members in nearly 13,000 American Legion posts worldwide. The posts are organized into 55 departments—one each for the 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines.