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American Legion Legacy Scholarship

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$20,000

Due: March 26, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

American Legion Legacy Scholarship, with an application deadline in March, offers numerous awards of $20000 each. Military service requirements apply. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

The American Legion Legacy Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship designed to fulfill a financial gap remaining after all federal and state educational grants or scholarships available to an eligible applicant have been utilized. Those who may apply are children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001; and children of post-9/11 veterans having been assigned a combined disability rating of 50 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs also qualify. Each needs-based scholarship provides up to $20,000 for children of the fallen, and up to $5,000 for children of the disabled for undergraduate or post-graduate college. Recipients may reapply for additional annual awards up to six times. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information about the program and the required materials that must be submitted depending on the student's eligibility.

Level of Study

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Scholarship Type

Need Based Military Veteran College Student