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Descendants of WWII Rangers Scholarships
June 1 marked the final date for applicants to apply for one of the
National Ranger Memorial Foundation’s $1,000 scholarship.
The 2011 campaign ended with 39 scholarships being
awarded of which 5 went to WWII Ranger family members.
Those receiving a $1,000 scholarship are Briana J.Vermeer
(St. Ambrose University), Emily Mannheimer (Northwestern
University); Brianna Galbraith (University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire); Alison Galbraith (University of South Dakota) and Nora
Fulmer (Franklin & Marshall College). We are very proud of these
Ranger family members.
More than $250,000 has been awarded to
Rangers and their families since the program began in 2001.
In 2005, the amount increased from $750 to $1,000.
This year’s recipients bring the total of $1,000
scholarships awarded to 205.
“The $1,000 scholarships enable us to assist more Ranger
families with educational expenses in today’s troubled economy.
We are helping tomorrow’s leaders”, said retired MG
Kenneth C.Leuer, NRMF Chairman.”
Your donations to the RBA Scholarship Fund make a
difference to qualified applicants to continue their education.
Every dollar counts.
We hope you continue to send in donations to such a
worthy cause. Parts
of this article were taken from ANET 287, with permission from
the NRMF.
General:
The Descendants of WWII Rangers is seeking qualified candidates who are descendants
(direct or adopted) of WWII Rangers to compete for one of the
$1000.00 awards to be applied towards the chosen applicants’
educational needs. The award money for the successful applicants
will be sent directly to the applicant’s educational institution for
administration.
The program has joined with that of
the National Ranger Memorial Foundation (NRMF) as part of the
continuing mission to support the Ranger community, past, present,
and future. Endowment fund(s) have been created to fund the yearly
awards to qualified applicants. The funds will be transferred to the
NRMF for support of the our program.
While there are strict criteria as to
who may apply, the scholarships will be awarded to qualified
applicants without any preference to race, creed, color, ethnic
origin, or religion.
Awards will be made to promising high
school seniors (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) who have been accepted by a
state accredited two- or four-year educational or technical
institution. Students already enrolled in an accredited institution
who have demonstrated academic ability (3.0 GPA) can also compete
for the award. Financial necessity is not a factor in awarding the
scholarships.
To apply, you will need to go to
www.RangerMemorial.org
and go to "Services" in the left hand menu.
Ranking will be based on all of the
above (Note that the program and requirements of the Descendants
of WWII Rangers program
are very slightly at variance with those of
the NRMF.)
Applications
are accepted from January 1st
through June 1st
of each calendar year. The winning applicants will be notified by
e-mail in July of that year. The award will be sent to the
applicant’s address, but the check will be made out to the
applicant's educational institution and can only be used for
educational purposes.
The Descendants of WWII Rangers Scholarship Committee will make appropriate recommendations
to that of the NRMF for funding.
Details:
Amount:
$1000/yr for a maximum of four years. Annually renewable with request
and satisfactory performance.
Eligibility:
A descendant (direct or adopted) of a Ranger of WWII. Adequate proof
of the applicant’s relation to a Ranger who served in one of the
Ranger battalions of WWII may also be required. Awards will first be
made to qualifying applicants from the above group. However, should
there be insufficient applicants who are so related (or qualified),
some students applying through the NRMF program and meeting its
requirements, should be considered as qualifying for a RBA
scholarship.
Requirements and basis for award:
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Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 point
scale in high school or undergraduate college work. Transcripts
are required annually and GPA must be maintained.
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An essay (2 page maximum) describing
academic, community, religious and other honors, awards,
volunteer activity, sports, etc. and, most important, career
plans and aspirations. Essay is to be emailed (as an attachment)
to Jerry Styles -
mailstyles@aol.com no later than May 15, 2012
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Two letters of recommendation from
non-family members.
Applications will be reviewed and ranked
by the Scholarship Committee of the RBA and. recommendations for
awarding and funding the scholarships will be made to the NRMF.
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