A needs-based scholarship from The American Legion for children of service members who died on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001, or of post-9/11 veterans with a combined VA disability rating of 50% or higher. It covers the gap left after other grants and pays up to $20,000 for children of the fallen or up to $5,000 for children of disabled veterans, renewable up to six times. It funds undergraduate, graduate or trade school study.
Offered by The American Legion. Scholarship for high school students in USA. Format: Online. Cost: Stipend. Grades 12–12. Deadline: rolling or not yet announced.
Fields: Education
Info checked October 2026.
Applications open January 1, 2027.
Yes, and it pays participants a stipend or award.
High school students in grade 12. It runs online. Age, residency and citizenship rules are on the official page.
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