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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
American Legion Baseball Scholarship
Annually, The American Legion awards scholarships to deserving baseball players. In 2009, 42 players were awarded a $500 scholarship. The scholarship amount will vary due to the number of qualified applicants and interest earned from the trust fund. The national treasurer of The American Legion will determine the final amount of scholarship funds available;
The Department Baseball Committee is responsible for selecting a player that demonstrates outstanding leadership, citizenship, character, scholastic achievement and financial need.
Scholarships may be used to attend a college or university selected by the student, providing it is accredited, above the high school level. The college or university must be located within the limits of the United States, except in the case where the winner may be from a possession of the United States in which case he/she can select a school in that possession or in the continental United States.
Disbursement of the scholarship funds will be made jointly to the student and the school at the beginning of the semester. The student has eight (8) years to utilize the scholarship funds from the date the scholarship was awarded, excluding any time spent on active military duty. The scholarship may be used for postgraduate work and summer college classes.
Winners are required to submit a Scholarship Fund Request Form for each semester to the Program Coordinator, American Legion Baseball, and P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. The certification, properly completed and signed, will enable the National Finance Division to issue a check payable to the University or College and the student.
Scholarship funds may only be used to defray the necessary costs of a student's education (tuition, books, student fees, and boarding charges). Funds will cease to be paid if the winner terminates school attendance, for any reason, regardless of balance remaining in fund.
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