Samsung American Legion
Scholarship Program

The 2010 Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program is ready for another great year.
Over the past twelve years $3.5 million has been awarded in scholarships. For 2010,
eleven $20,000 scholarships will be awarded. The remaining national finalists (one from
each Boys 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 in your packet, 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 6, 2010.
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 announce Saturday, June 12, 2010, at the awards assembly.

Applications
Follow these steps to access the application on the Legion Web site:

Go to www.legion.org
Scroll down to "Pillars"
Under children & Youth click on "Scholarships"
Scroll down to "Samsung American Legion Scholarship"
The application can be filled out online and printed
Follow the directions on the cover sheet from there

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 War.

Documentation Showing Veteran Served
on Active Duty During Eligibility Period(s)
During the fall 2008 meeting, the Samsung American Legion Scholarship Selection
Committee restate 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 documentation 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 (see website),
Obituaries, and entries in a family Bible or Holy Scriptures.