The 2012 Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program is ready for another great year. Over the past sixteen
years $4.3 million has been awarded in scholarships. For 2012, ten $20,000 scholarships will be awarded. The
remaining national finalists (one from each Boy and Girls State Session) will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

If you are a direct descendant (child, grandchild, great grandchild, etc) of a U.S. wartime veteran or person
currently on active duty and you participate in and complete the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program,
then you are eligible to apply for this scholarship. It is not mandatory to apply nor will it affect your attendance
by not applying.

If eligible, complete the application process below attach a copy of the required veteran’s Certificate of Release
or Discharge from Active Duty (Form DD-214) or other government document showing time served or current
active military status. Submit your application to the proper person during Girls State registration
Sunday, June 3, 2012. This is the only time applications will be accepted. Application or any part of an
application will not be accepted before or after this date. The Arizona Girls State winner will be announced
on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the awards assembly.

Application

Click here to download the Samsung Application
(You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to open)

For more information please visit the American Legion Website at
www.legion.org

Scholarship Election Criteria
Each Boys State and Girls State program shall make its national finalist selection using the following criteria:

Academic Record
Involvement in School & Community Activities
Community Service
Financial Need
Additional Bonus Points in the Selection Process will be awarded to
Descendants of U.S. Veterans of the Korean Conflict.

Documentation Showing Veteran Served
on Active Duty During Eligibility Period(s)

During the fall 2011 meeting of the American Legion National Education Committee, the Samsung American
Legion Scholarship Selection Committee restated its position that applicants should provide some form
of documentation that the veteran served during war-time period. 

Previously the application stated, “Attach to this application a PHOTOCOPY of the veteran’s Certification
of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (Form DD-214) 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 “Attached to this application documentation showing veteran served on
active duty during eligibility period(s) indicated on front of the application.”

Some families are experiencing difficulty finding federal documentation for World War II and other veterans.  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 from the enclosed list, Obituaries,
and entries in a family Bible or Holy Scriptures.