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.