Category Archives: Scholarships

Scholarship and Recognition Awards Offered by VFW and VFW Ladies Auxiliary

Posted on by Super Girl

The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars offer several scholarship and recognition award opportunities for Junior and Senior High School students, teachers, and scouts.

Some are available to all, and others are exclusive to current VFW or Auxiliary members and their families.

Here is the list of scholarship and recognition award opportunities for the public and for eligible members available during the 2012-2013 school year.   Direct links to current articles that provide detailed information, brochures and applications are included:

//

For information about how to Join the VFW, click this photo:

For information about how to Join the VFW Auxiliary, click this photo:

VA New Veterans Retraining Program for Unemployed Veterans 35-60

Posted on by Super Girl

Unemployed veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 years old can now obtain 12 months of government training assistance, thanks to the Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.

The Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin accepting applications on May 15, 2012 for veterans interested in going back to school!

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Labor (DoL) are working together to roll out this new program on July 1, 2012.

The VRAP offers 12 months of training assistance to Veterans who:

  • Are at least 35 but no more than 60 years old
  • Are unemployed
  • Received an other than dishonorable discharge
  • Are not be eligible for any other VA education benefit program (e.g.: the Post-9/11 GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Assistance)
  • Are not in receipt of VA compensation due to “unemployability”
  • Are not enrolled in a federal or state job training program

The program is limited to 45,000 participants during fiscal year 2012, and to 54,000 participants from October 1, 2012, through March 31, 2014. Participants will receive a monthly payment equal to the full-time payment rate under the Montgomery GI Bill–Active Duty program (currently $1,473 per month). DoL will offer employment assistance to every Veteran who participates or applies to the VRAP program.

Participants must be enrolled in a VA approved program of education offered by a community college or technical school. The program must lead to an Associate Degree, Non-College Degree, or a Certificate, and train the Veteran for a high demand occupation.

VRAP will provide training for programs of education that lead to a high demand occupation, as determined by the Department of Labor. Click here to see a listing of high demand occupations.

The Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin accepting applications on May 15, 2012. To complete the application, you will need to know your direct deposit information (bank routing number and account number), the name and location of your school, the program you wish to pursue, and the applicable high demand occupation.

Related Story:  June 28, 2012  Joint VA/DOL Veterans Retraining Assistance Program Reaches Important Milestone – Over 25,000 Unemployed Veterans Have Applied

Related articles

Ladies Auxiliary VFW $1000 Continuing Education Scholarship

Posted on by Super Girl

APPLICATION: VFW LADIES AUXILIARY CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

The Ladies Auxiliary VFW is pleased to present scholarships to assist current members who wish to further their education by pursuing a college degree or a career direction at technical school. The spouse, daughter, and son of a member ONLY are also eligible to apply.

One scholarship will be presented each year to a selected candidate in each of the four Ladies Auxiliary VFW Conferences. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older. Qualifying member must have been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW for one year prior to application. Previous national winners are not eligible.

Complete this application in full and MAIL to Director of Programs, Ladies Auxiliary VFW National Headquarters, 406 W. 34th St. 10th Floor, Kansas City, Mo. 64111 so that it is received by February 15, 2013.

 

Youth Patriotic Art $10,000 Scholarship Contest

Posted on by Super Girl

Officially known as the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, this annual scholarship contest gives talented art students in grades 9-12 an opportunity to compete for up to $10,000 for college.

Sponsored solely by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, this high school art competition requires the fusion of artistic talent with a passionate patriotic vision.

Entries must be submitted to your local VFW Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Chairman by March 31st. For more information,

Related articles