2016 African American Heritage Association Scholarship Application
Purpose: Is to increase student awareness of the significant contributions made by African Americans
toward opportunities and freedoms enjoyed today in the United States of America.
Sponsorship: This scholarship is made possible by generous donations through the African American
Heritage Association (AAHA).
Eligibility: This scholarship is open to Department of Defense (DoD) dependent youth affiliated with San
Antonio and its immediate surrounding areas who meet the following criteria:
 Is a high school graduating senior
 Is an immediate dependent of a DoD employee (active duty, guard, reserve or retired military,
federal civil service employee or contractor)
 Is a well-rounded individual, involved in community service and school activities
 Shows proof of full-time enrollment in a college or university at the time of scholarship
payment (enrollment status must be determined and verified by the school; proof may be
official transcripts, authenticated class schedule or a written letter from the Dean or Registrar's
Office)
Application package availability: Packages will be available starting 23 Nov 15 at the Joint Base San
Antonio Lackland Base Library and Base Youth Center; as well as through AAHA member
distribution.
Deadline: All packages must be received (post-marked) no later than 14 Jan 16.
Requirements:
A. A typed application with all information below (using this EXACT format):
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION
1. Name (first and last):
2. Male or female:
3. High school (or college/university) currently attending
4. Applicant's contact information:
Home Address (include zip code):
Phone:
5. One parent's (or sponsor's) information:
Name:
Work Address (include zip code):
Work Phone:
Other Phone:
6. Name, address & phone number of college/university you plan to attend in Fall 2016:
College or University:
Address (include zip code):
Registrar's Phone number:
------------CONTINUING ON A NEW, SEPARATE PAGE----------------------7. Applicant's previous awards/dates, if any.
8. Applicant's hobbies/interests and why they are meaningful.
9. Applicant's list of community service activities FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2015 ONLY.
Indicate dates of service and total number of hours for each activity.
10. Applicant's list of extra curricular/academic activities to include organization/club
memberships FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2015 ONLY.
11. Applicant's educational and/or professional goals. Note this is your opportunity to let the
essay scoring judges know more about your personally – your goals and what motivates you
toward achieving them.
B. A 600-800 word essay on the 2016 theme "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American
Memory". Essay must:
1. Have a cover page with the 2016 essay theme as its title and the applicant's name; DO NOT
put names on the remaining essay pages.
2. Be original and in the applicant's own words. (May not contain ghostwriters or plagerism).
3. Be double-spaced and typed in 10-pitch or word-processed in 12-font on 8 1/2 x 11 " plain
white paper.
4. Cite two credible sources (e.g. articles, books or other scholarly publications) documented
using Modern Language Association (MLA) or American Psychological Association (APA)
citations.
Note: Convey your thoughts logically through a combination of personal experiences and
information supported through credible/scholarly references.
Mail To:
African American Heritage Association
ATTN: Ms. Shirley Jones
802 CONS/LGCBA
1655 Selfridge Avenue, Bldg. 5450
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 78236
Judging & recognition procedures: A panel will evaluate the applicant based on 1) their "wellroundedness" as shown through the degree of involvement in community service and
extracurricular/academic activities, and 2) the quality of the essay in terms of creative and compelling
content as it applies to the 2016 theme; logical content flow; and neatness, grammar, spelling and
punctuation.
The AAHA will announce and recognize the scholarship recipients at the annual AAHA Banquet held on
Saturday, 27 February 15. Recipients are encouraged to attend. The AAHA will provide the recipient's
meal.
Other information:
Upon verification of college/university enrollment, scholarship payment will be made either directly to
the college/university or to the recipient. Scholarships must be claimed NLT Sep 16. Unclaimed
scholarships will be forfeited.
The AAHA point of contact is Ms. Shirley Jones at 210 671-9122 or you may e-mail her at
shirley.jones@us.af.mil.
GOOD LUCK IN THE COMPETITION!