Army Officers' Wives' Club of the Greater Washington Area

AOWCGWA

 2010 AOWCGWA-FORT MYER THRIFT SHOP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Army Officers' Wives' Club of the Greater Washington Area (AOWCGWA) along with the AOWCGWA-Fort Myer Thrift Shop

will award academic scholarships to qualified applicants who are sons or daughters of active-duty, retired, or deceased U.S. ARMY personnel. 

The applicant will be enrolled in a full or part-time accredited post-secondary education program for the 2010-2011 academic year. 

The award will be made on the basis of scholastic merit and community involvement only.  The applicant or sponsor must reside in the Greater Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.  The only exception to the residency area is coded unaccompanied tours.

THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE AWARDED TO THE SAME INDIVIDUAL ONLY ONCE IN THIS CATEGORY.

Those students accepting a service academy appointment, or any other full scholarship may not accept this award. 

This award may not be deferred. However, if the applicant does not receive this scholarship, he or she may reapply at a future date.

COMPLETE AND RETURN:

A.  1.  Name: ________________________________________Social Security Nunber:  ______-______-________

     2.  Address:________________________________________________________________________________

         ________________________________________________________________________________________

     3.  Phone Number:  (____)_________________           County of Residency:______________________________

4.  Sponsor’s name, rank, and status: ____________________________________________________________

     Sponsor’s Duty Station: ____________________________________________________________________

     Circle one: Active Duty/ Retired/ Deceased

 5.  Applicant’s Email Address*:  __________________________________________*If you are using an email address

      other than your own, PLEASE notify that person.

 6.  The applicant and applicant’s sponsor must sign this COMPLETED application form in the section below.

B.  On a separate sheet of paper, with only your social security number for identification, list the following:

1.     Institution where you are currently or will be studying; program or field of study; and expected degree or certification and date of completion.

2.    College or colleges previously attended, dates, semester/quarter hours completed; cumulative GPA; major field of study; and degrees earned.

3.     Community involvement (during college years) through volunteer or professional experience. Specify positions held (head of committees, participant in programs, job titles, etc.).

4.     Name, address, and phone number of advisor, if applicable.

C.  Have the college (university) you are attending and all other colleges (universities) you have attended send an OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT.    

D. On a second sheet of paper, with only your social security number for identification, address the following:  Explain how some

particular experience, since you have been in college, has made you more keenly aware of being the son or daughter of an Army parent.

Approximately 200-300 words or 2-3 typed double spaced pages.

E.  One (1) letter of recommendation from someone other than a relative who has been in contact with you since you have been in college.

    The letter of recommendation must include a telephone number and address where the person writing the letter can be reached.

After identifying the applicant by name one time in the introduction, the writer should then use "he" or "she" throughout the recommendation.

F.  READABLE photocopy (front and back) of military dependent ID card

G. Please complete and sign the SEPARATE scholarship agreement form. (This agreement should be downloaded with the application.)

I UNDERSTAND THAT BY SIGNING THE ENCLOSED SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT, IF I AM AWARDED THIS SCHOLARSHIP, I WILL ABIDE BY

THE TERMS STIPULATED.

___________________________________________                                     _______________________________________               

Signature of Applicant                                                                                                         Signature of Sponsor 

APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE POSTMARKED BY April 5, 2010.  All information requested must be postmarked by the deadline or

the application will be disqualified.  Mail completed application packet to:

AOWCGWA

ATTN:  Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs

P.O. Box 1124, Fort Myer, VA 22211

Questions?  E-mail:  aowcgwascholarship@gmail.com or Telephone: Mary Pawlow (703) 764-9656.