Foundation Awards Veteran Scholarships

By Terry Howell

This week I had the honor of attending the Imagine America Foundation’s 2008 LDRSHIP Awards ceremony in Washington D.C. The award ceremony celebrated the accomplishments and exceptional academic performance of six deserving young military veterans. Not only did all six serve their country with honor and distinction, they also maintained 3.5 or higher grade point averages and perfect attendance. Each of the six honoraries will receive up to $5,000 toward their education.

The ceremony was held in a House of Representatives Committee room overlooking the U.S. Capitol - a great venue for honoring the hard work of commitment made by the students who had once served to protect our nation. Family members, school representatives, and several congressmen were present to pass along their congratulations and thanks to the young veterans.

The scholarships were presented by the Imagine America Foundation (IAF), the Career Colleges Association (CCA) and Military.com.

The IAF established the Military Leadership Award in 2004 to recognize and honor exceptional career college students who have served their country honorably in the military and decided to further their education at Imagine America participating institutions. The scholarship is open to active-duty, reserve, retired and honorably discharged military personnel attending career colleges. To qualify for consideration, eligible students must also maintain a minimum of 3.5 GPA and 95 percent or higher attendance record.

This is only one of hundreds of such scholarships available to servicemembers and veterans each year. There are two ways you can learn about these scholarship opportunities – ask your school and visit the Military.com “Scholarship Finder.”

About the author:
A Retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, Terry completed his BS in Management and Communications using a combination of CLEP exams, credit for military service, and distance learning while on active-duty. Terry now serves as Managing Editor for the Education Channel at Military.com.

Comments

[ali nyaburi]

do you as well support the non American students who would like to join American military colleges and probably like to work under US military? i am a student of international relations, come from Kenya but schooling in Makerere University-Uganda.