SAMSUNG AMERICAN LEGION
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
DIRECTIONS
2015
ELIGIBILITY: High school juniors who are 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 you complete your application.
1. Application must be typed or completed online at www.legion.org.
Scroll over the “Programs” headline at the top of the page, and in
the drop-down box, click on “Scholarships”. The Samsung
American Legion Scholarship will be the 3rd scholarship from the
top.
2. Do not attach any documents or additional pages to the application,
except as required.
3. Review the entire application before completing it. If a field is left
blank, it will count against you. If you cannot answer a question,
put a reason in the field.
4. Proofread your answers/essays in this application 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 will be rejected.
5. Use a computer to prepare your final document. Applications will not be
considered if they are handwritten.
6. Each application is judged on its own merit so include any
information that makes you exceptional and a good candidate to
receive the award.
7. Keep a copy of everything you submit!
8. 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.
9. For Buckeye Girls State Delegates, if you are interested in
completing the Samsung Scholarship please complete the
application on-line, print it out, sign and have a parent sign the last
page and return by June 1, 2015 in the large, self addressed
envelope contained in this packet.
DOCUMENTATION SHOWING VETERAN SERVED ON
ACTIVE DUTY DURING ELIGIBILITY PERIOD(S)
During its fall 2008 meeting the Samsung American Legion Scholarship Selection
Committee restated its position that applicants should provide some form of
documentation that the veteran served during a war-time period. Some families are
experiencing difficulty finding federal documentation for World War II vets. The
committee discussed this problem and recommended rewording the application.
Previously the application stated, “Attach to this application a PHOTOCOPY of the
veteran’s Certification of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (Form DD214) or other government document showing time served on active military
duty during eligibility period(s) indicated on front of this application.”
The new wording is “Attach to this application documentation showing veteran
served on active duty during eligibility period(s) indicated on front of this
application.”
Documentation may include, but is not limited to copies of, Department of Defense
documents, Department of the Army documents, Department of the Navy documents,
Department of the Air Force documents, Department of Veterans Affairs documents (federal or
state), American Legion documents, Obituaries, and entries in a family Bible or Holy
Scriptures.