Association of the US Army St. Louis Gateway Chapter Annual Scholarship

The Association of the United States Army, St. Louis Gateway Chapter offers merit-based scholarships to high school seniors and current college students in the St. Louis metro area.

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
A. A parent who is currently a member of any Active, Guard or Reserve component of the U.S. Army.
B. A parent who served in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve, i.e. an Army Veteran.
C. A parent who currently works for an Army defense contractor or an Army defense agency.
D. A parent who is a member in good standing of the Association of the United States Army – St. Louis Gateway Chapter.
E. The student is in a High School Army JROTC program.

ARMY PERSONNEL OR SPOUSES ATTENDING COLLEGE
A. Active Army personnel.
B. Army National Guard, Army Reserve and Army ROTC Students.
C. A spouse of an Active Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserve Soldier or Army ROTC student.

These scholarships recognize a student’s academic excellence, leadership achievements and community service. Eligibility is limited to those students who reside in the Missouri counties of St. Louis (City and County), Jefferson, Warren, Franklin, St. Charles and Lincoln and the Illinois counties of Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, St. Clair and Monroe.

To learn more about the scholarship, see this cover letter.

Questions? Contact Dan Schoenekase

Donor
Association of the United States Army
Award
$1,000-$3,000
Deadline
04/12/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. To be eligible for this scholarship, at least one of the following must apply to you:
  2. Based on your answer above, please describe your eligibility (Examples: My father is in the Reserves. My mother served in the Army. My mother works for Boeing.)
  3. Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Full Name
  4. Parent 1 address (if different than yours). Include home number & street, city, state and zip code
  5. Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Email
  6. Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Cell Phone Number
  7. Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Home Phone Number
  8. Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Full Name
  9. Parent 2 address (if different than yours). Include home number & street, city, state and zip code
  10. Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Home Phone Number
  11. Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Cell Phone Number
  12. Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Email
  13. Enter your GPA and the grading scale used.
    • GPA
    • Grading Scale (4.0, 5.0 etc.)
  14. Upload Resume: Highlight leadership positions, extracurricular involvement, awards and honors, community service and volunteerism, and work experience.

  15. HIGH SCHOOL APPLICANTS ONLY: Write a 400-600 word essay on one of the following topics.

    What affect has the Army had on your life or the life of someone in your family?

    What does citizenship mean to you?

    What does patriotism mean to you?

    What have you done to support our Soldiers?

    • 1. Indicate the essay topic you will write about.
    • 2. Write a 400-600 word essay on your chosen topic here.
  16. If you are a high school senior, upload an admission letter from the college or university that you plan to attend.
  17. OPTIONAL: You may submit an SAT / ACT score. If you have not taken the SAT or ACT or decide to not submit a test score, your competitiveness will not be affected.
  18. Please upload your most recent OFFICIAL transcript.
  19. You must submit 2 letters of recommendation for this scholarship. You can either upload letters from a reference or use the My Scholarship Central reference forms. Please indicate how you will provide letters.
  20. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  21. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL SECOND RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  22. Upload a letter a recommendation.
  23. Upload a second letter of recommendation.
  24. APPLICANT SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I authorize Association of the US Army and their agents to examine, verify and discuss my academic and other information that apply to the consideration of this application. I certify that all answers are accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge, and that all information in the application and essays are my own work. I understand that the decisions made regarding my participation in this program are made by the Association of the US Army in reliance upon the truth and correctness of my statements.
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