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Garner Trust Scholarship

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$2,500

deadline Due: April 18, 2026
graduates No min. GPA required

Eligibility

Garner Trust Scholarship, with an application deadline in April, offers 4 awards of $2500 each. Location restrictions exist. Military service requirements apply. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

The Garner Trust Scholarship is available to students that will attend an Arkansas college, university, or technical/trade school. It will not be transferable to an out of state institution of higher learning. Applicants must be children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of American Legionnaires in good standing of two or more consecutive years' membership. Stepchildren of living Legionnaires may apply if their parent is currently married to the Legion member. Children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of deceased Legionnaires are also eligible. Applicants or Legionnaires must be a resident of Arkansas. Applicants must have received a high school diploma or the equivalent by the time this scholarship will be awarded or be a graduate of a two-year college from an Arkansas Institution. Applicants must provide one character reference in business letter format from an official of the student's school, one letter of endorsement from an American Legion Post officer (local preferred), and one from an unrelated person belonging to none of the above. A certified copy of the student's transcript along with ACT or SAT scores and class ranking is also required. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.