School Me! How Can I Go To School Via the BSA?
Within this page are discussions dealing with:
Don Newcomb:
Andrew is about to finish his Eagle (a few months before turning 18)
and several people in the local area have mentioned something about
an Eagle Scout Scholarship. Always very vague, something you need
to talk with "them" about, no details, etc. Now, I've been reading
this group for years and I have not heard anything here about
Eagle Scout Scholarships. I have the strong feeling that this falls
under the heading of "Urban Myth" and I would like to get the facts,
if for no other reason than to assure my wife that there is, or is
not, anything to it.
Mike Walton:
Eagletip: Scholarship Opportunities for Eagles
Hi folks!
Here's the information in following up to Don Newcomb's request. I hope
that this helps others as well that are looking for ways to further motivate
some of your Life Scouts toward Eagle.
This was taken from the Eagle Scout Service' Eagleletter:
"Thanks to Mabel and Lawrence Cooke, qualified Eagle Scouts can have the
opportunity to soar through college.
Lawrence S. Cooke, Eagle Scout class of 1923, has founded the Mabel and
Lawrence S. Cooke Eagle Scout Scholarship Endowment Fund in the memory of
his wife Mabel. Maximum grants are for $40,000 and pay up to $10,000 per
year for 4 years.
The $40,000 is the largest educational grant awarded by the Boy Scouts of
America. Winners are selected by a committee that also determines the
number and size of scholarships granted each year.
The deadline for the scholarship is Feburary 28 of each program year, with
all applications postmarked by that date and received by the Eagle Scout
Service by March 5.
Each candidate must be a graduating high school senior in the year in which
the awards are being presented, must be currently registered in the Boy
Scouts of America, and must have been granted the Eagle Scout Award prior to
application. A minimum score of either 900 (combined verbal and math) on
the SAT or 20 on the ACT is also required.
To be eligible, candidates must demonstrate financial need and obtain an
endorsement from a volunteer or professional Scouter.
To obtain applications for the awards, candidates should contact their local
Council Service Center and request form 58-702 or contact the National Eagle
Scout Service S220, National Office, Boy Scouts of America, 1325 West Walnut
Hill Lane, Post Office Box 152079, Irving, Texas USA 75015-2079."
The Eagle Scout Service also accepts tax-deductible contributions to this
fund by parents or others to honor Eagles, youth or adult, or in memory of a
fallen Eagle (as was suggested we do collectively back in 1994, when an
Eagle Scout from Florida, Sean Harrington, died of cancer).
Contributions may be sent directly to the Eagle Scout Service office listed
above, and please mark the check or money order "In (tribute to) (memory of)
Eagle Scout (name)".
In addition, the following scholarships are also offered:
- The National Eagle Scout Scholarships are administered separately by the Eagle Scout
Service through a grant from the Elks National Foundation and are available
annually. The grants are $4000, $1000 awarded yearly for four years.
Scholarships of $3000 non-renewable are also available. The same submission
and deadline for application as the Cooke Scholarships apply here.
- The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution also offer $4K
and $1K scholarships annually. They are restricted to the current class of Eagle Scouts whom have passed
their board of review between September 1 and August 31 of each year.
Applications may be requested from a local or state SAR chapter or from
NSSAR, 1000 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40203.
- The American Legion sponsors the Scout of the Year program. Up to $14,000
is available yearly to Eagle Scouts who have submitted nomination forms and
have competed through a selection process. The nominee must be a registered
, active member of a Scout Troop or Varsity Team operated by an American
Legion Post or auxiliary unit. Applications can be obtained from the
American Legion, Attn: Scout of the Year, Post Office Box 1055, Indianapolis
, Indiana 46206. Submission deadline is February 1 each year.
- The BSA's Order of the Arrow offers one or more scholarships ranging up to $2K and
awarded to Arrowmen planning a career in the professional service of the BSA
. Applications can be obtained from the Order of the Arrow National Office,
at the BSA's National Office listed above. The deadline for submission is
Janurary 15, with grants announced in June or July.
- The Carter Scholarships are for Eagle Scouts living in one of the New
England States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
Connecticut) and are also $4K ($1000 for four years) for undergraduate
education. Applications are available from Administrative Secretary, Post
Office Box 527, West Cheatham, MA 02669.
- Eleven Colleges or Universities offer their own Eagle Scout Scholarship. For more
information, contact the financial aid offices of the following universities
or schools:
- Albright College, PA
- Birmingham-Southern College, AL
- Columbia College, MO
- Grand Canyon College, AZ
- Johnson and Wales University, RI
- New Mexico Military Institute, NM
- Saint Vincent College, PA
- Stanford University, CA
- Westleyan University, CT
- Western Maryland College, MD
- Whittier College, CA
Michael F. Bowman:
Don,
In addition to the Eagle Scholarships already mentioned in previous
postings there are Eagle Scholarships sponsored by the:
National Jewish Committe on Scouting,
The Eastern Orthodox Committe on Scouting, and
Several local scholarship sponsored by private businesses; e.g. Vitro
Corporation has one for Scouts in the National Capital Area Council.
Bill Gremillion:
Texas A&M University offers $2000 scholarships ($500 per semester for
four semesters) to ROTC Corps cadets who are Eagles. I can't find my
literature right now, but I believe about 20 per year are available for
entering freshmen cadets. BTW, the only medal "fish" are allowed to wear
on their uniforms is the Eagle medal. My kind of folks.
Here it is. Twenty scholarships from $2000-2500 over two years for
Eagles AND Gold Award winners. From Sept '91 thru Sept '94 322 Eagles
and Gold winners entered the Corps. Eighty scholarships were awarded in
that time period, about one in four.
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Learning for Life/Exploring (an entirely different program than the BSA)
offers the following scholarship opportunities previously only available to
BSA Exploring members. To find out about these opportunities, Learning for
Life participants need to contact their Unit-Serving Executive or
Learning for Life/Exploring:
- The Kemper Foundation Scholarships are offered to Learning for Life/Exploring
and to Venturing members pursuring a career in finance or insurance. As part of
the scholarship, receipients agree to serve as interns within a member of the
Kemper family of companies. More information can be obtained from their website,
through BSA local Council offices, or from Learning for Life.
- The Law Enforcement Assistance Award is a $1K scholarship is presented by
the Secret Service to an Explorer that have performed an outstanding deed in
the area of law enforcement
- The J. Edgar Hoover Foundation offers four $1K scholarships to Law
Enforcement Explorers (one per Region) to support their education toward law
enforcement work.
- The United States Customs Service offers unlisted amounts of money to Law
Enforcement Explorers whose acheivements reflect the high degree of
motivation, commitment, and community concern that epitomize the law
enforcement profession.
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Special Agents Association
presented unlisted amounts of money to Law Enforcement Explorers for
achievements related to the law enforcement profession.
- The Sheryl A. Horak Law Enforcement Explorer Memorial Scholarships are
$1000 grants presented to outstanding law enforcement Explorers seeking a
career in law enforcement. Contributions to this memorial fund may be sent
to the National Director, Learning for Life at their national address:
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, Texas 75015-2079.
(yes, for the time being, Learning for Life is working from the BSA's
National offices)
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There are some other resources that I urge you to followup up:
your employer. Most larger corporations (and some smaller companies as
well) offer either grants, loans, or a combination of both to outstanding
sons and daughters of their employees (or to their employees)
community-based agencies like the United Way. In most larger communities,
the United Way/Appeal/Community Chest offices have a listing of
organizations that want to make a specific contribution to the community but
chooses not to donate directly to the UW's pool.
churches and religious groups. Most of our larger religious organizations
have organizations or mechanisms in which small grants or large loans (or
work-study grants) are given to deserving Scouts.
the federal government. Yes, our government still offers (it's getting
smaller each year, but they do provide) the Pell Grant and several loan
programs. Also consider voluntary service through
AmeriCorps (as long as they are still being funded), which allows you to work in a community in
exchange for a tution stipend or repayment on student loans or both.
There's also a program called JTPA (it used to be called CETA; that's the
agency through I worked for the BSA through) that have a small pool of
funding to support for instance, local Councils hiring one or two volunteers to work in rural
or intercity areas of their council. You get a small (it *is* small) paycheck, supplemented by the hiring agency;
most importantly, you get valuable experience which transfers over to WORK.
Check with your local Council.
Finally, don't forget that you can sock away up to $2K each year in a
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and can withdraw it WITHOUT PENTALTY for
educational expenses up to a amount. Check with the IRS or with your tax
person.
I hope that this, Don, is what you're looking for. I'll send a complete
file, with all of the school locations and what they are asking for, to Jon
this week so that we can include it in our growing Eagletips files.
Sorry this comes later than I stated!
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From: Jim Miller Jr.
Although I'm not really up on the scolarships, any Eagle attending college
should speak to their counsellor about credits for earning Eagle. Friends
have gotten anywhere from one to three college credits for being an Eagle
Scout. Along with these, bring First Aid/CPR certifications. Many colleges
offer these courses as health credits and are willing to give credit when a
valid certificate is presented
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