You can apply for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship if you are a child of a parent who died while serving on active duty on or after 9/11, or a post-9/11 veteran with a total VA disability rating of 50% or higher.
The 2024 American Legion Legacy Scholarship application is available online.The application deadline is April 10.
Since the inaugural Legacy Scholarship grant in 2004, 825 military children of the fallen and handicapped have earned more than $6.2 million in financial aid for higher education. The scholarship has benefitted beneficiaries in the following ways:
“Receiving this scholarship during my medical school journey has certainly been a life-changing experience for me. This scholarship helped me relieve the financial strain associated with the arduous training required to become a doctor.”
“Thank you for granting me The American Legion Legacy Scholarship. It is an honor to be the recipient of your kindness, and I look forward to using these monies to further my college studies. Your assistance will allow me to pursue my dream of becoming a CIA officer, for which I am deeply grateful.”
The Legacy Scholarship covers graduate or post-graduate tuition, books, accommodation & board, meal plans, and other educational expenses. It is a needs-based scholarship, with the grant amount determined by each scholarship recipient’s financial need after all federal and state help has been exhausted.Recipients will have a year to use the scholarship and can apply for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship up to six times.
The number of scholarships awarded and the amount of financial help provided to each awardee (including repeat candidates) will be determined by scholarship fund donations and financial need.
The American Legion’s Committee on Youth Education will pick the recipients of the 2024 American Legion Legacy Scholarship at the organization’s annual Spring Meetings in May.
