NGAMA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship Fund

Administered by The National Guard Educational Foundation

* CLICK HERE to download the Application *

APPLICATION CRITERIA AND INFORMATION

Eligibility Criteria for ALL Scholarship Grants

1. A scholarship applicant must be a dependent son or daughter of a National Guard member who died

in an operational or training mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi

Freedom or Operation New Dawn.

2. All scholarship grants are to help cover the cost of tuition, applicable room and board, fees, and books.

3. All educational institutions to be attended by scholarship recipients must be geographically located

within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam.

4. All scholarship applicants or previous scholarship recipients must apply or re-apply each year no later

than June 30.

5. Send scholarship applications and required documentation to:

The National Guard Educational Foundation

Attention: Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship Fund

One Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

6. Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than August 1.

7. All scholarship grants awarded will be paid directly to the educational institution to be attended by

the scholarship recipient.

Eligibility Criteria for Applicants for Four (4) – Year Scholarship Grants

1. High school students in their junior or senior year with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent who have

been accepted to a nationally or regionally accredited four (4) – year college or university.

2. Full-time students currently attending a nationally or regionally accredited four (4) – year college or

university who maintain a GPA of 2.5 or equivalent for the academic year immediately preceding the

academic year for which the scholarship is sought.

3. Applicants may apply for a maximum of four annual grants of $6,250 per year for a total of $25,000.

Eligibility Criteria for Applicants for Two (2) – Year Scholarship Grants

1. High school students in their junior or senior year with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent who have

been accepted to a nationally or regionally accredited community college or technical school

2. Full-time students currently attending a nationally or regionally accredited community college or

technical school with a GPA of 2.5 or equivalent for the academic year immediately proceeding the

academic year for which the scholarship is sought.

3. Applicants may apply for a maximum of two annual grants of $6,250 per year for a total of $12,500.

Application must include:

1. Official high school, college, university, or technical school transcript, as applicable

2. Recommendation letter from teacher, college or university professor, or school instructor *

3. One-page essay on the applicant’s deceased parent *

4. The applicant’s family’s tax return or copy of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the tax

or calendar year immediately preceding the year for which the scholarship is sought

5. Acceptance letter to nationally or regionally accredited four (4) – year college or university, or

community college or technical school *

6. Certificate of good standing or equivalent from the institution to be attended showing the applicant’s

full or part time status, as applicable

* Only required the first time a scholarship is applied for.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2019

2019 Scholarship Program

The National Guard Association of Massachusetts (NGAMA) and The Adjutant General of Massachusetts are pleased to announce the opportuity to apply for two scholarships in 2019. In anticipation of NGAMA hosting the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) General Conference and Exhibition in 2020—“Boston 2020”—the winner of the first scholarship will receive $2020. In recognition of the first muster of the National Guard (December 13, 1636), the second scholarship prize amount is $1636. NGAMA scholarships will be awarded to Massachusetts National Guard members, their sons, daughters, or spouses.

Deadline for Applications: 14 January 2019

***THE 2019 SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED***