2024 American Legion Auxiliary, Mahomet Unit #1015 Scholarship

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Criteria

The American Legion Auxiliary was established in 1919 to support the American Legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve. The mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to advocate for veterans, educate our citizens, and mentor youth while promoting patriotism, good citizenship and security. The Auxiliary believes that the more knowledge our young people gain, the better citizens they become.

Eligibility: Mahomet-Seymour graduating seniors who are enrolled in post-secondary schools (University, Junior College, Vocational school). You must have a relative who is serving or who has served in the United States military. The relative may be a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or 1st cousin.

Fiscal Parameters: The scholarship awarded shall be $500.00 for use by the recipient to pay for expenses related to their initial year of education following their graduation from Mahomet-Seymour High School. The financial amount of the scholarship will be awarded directly to the recipient’s educational institution once the recipient has provided the MSEF with their Student Identification number, name and address of the school.

The recipient should receive the award based on their high school academic performance (at least a C average), involvement in extracurricular activities, and community service as detailed.

The American Legion Auxiliary, Mahomet Unit #1015 Scholarship is facilitated through the Mahomet-Seymour Education Foundation (MSEF). The MSEF has made significant contributions to education since 1994. Our creed, Excellence in Education, is our commitment to enhancing our children’s education by providing them challenging and enriching opportunities.

The MSEF promotes academic excellence by awarding Junior High School students the Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T. Award every quarter, awarding students from Lincoln Trail and High School the Student of the Month Award, and partnering with the M-S Secondary Schools PTO to honor high school students with academic letters. Additionally each year, several college scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors.

Application

The scholarship review team should NOT see your name in the application. Please do NOT use your name, your parents names, or your siblings names in any of your responses. Refer to yourself in the first person (I, me, us) when answering questions. If you reference family, use words like parents, grandparents, brother, sister, etc. and not their actual names. If you do use your name in the application, it can disallow your application. *

I read and understand the statement above.

M-S Student ID Number *

Senior Grade Point Average (weighted) (After 1st Semester Grades) *

SAT Score (out of 1600) [If you did not take the SAT, mark 0] *

Planned Field of Study or Planned Major *

Planned Educational Institution *

Reasons for choosing your field of study and education institution (less than 200 words) *

What does the American Flag represent to you and what are your thoughts regarding patriotism and the responsibilities of young adults to the future of America? (Less than 400 words) *

Name of relative serving in the military (serving or served) and their branch of service along with a short history of named person and why they chose to join the military. The relative may be a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or first cousin. If the person shares the same last name as you, please do not use their last name. (Less than 200 words) *

List extracurricular activities you have participated in (academic, athletic, church, community, work) and any special recognition you have attained. *

My letter of recommendation from a teacher/counselor, church affiliate, or someone associated with your volunteer or work experience has been emailed to msefscholarships@gmail.com (as a google doc or Microsoft Word attachment) - Your name in the Letter of Recommendation is allowed. *

Yes

My answers on the application do NOT use my name, my parents names, or my siblings names in any of my responses. When applicable, I referred to myself in the first person (I, me, us) when answering questions and if I referenced family, I used words like parents, grandparents, brother, sister, etc and NOT their actual names. If you do use your name in the application, it can disallow your application. *

I did NOT use my name or names of family in the application.

I did use my name or names of family in the application.

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