Additional Eagle Scout Scholarships
Paul S. Wolf (Paul.S.Wolf@ALUM.WPI.EDU)
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 12:56:30 -0500
Mike Walton <blackeagle@HCC-UKY.CAMPUS.MCI.NET> wrote:
>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.
Here's another one to add:
The National Jewish Committee on Scouting also grants scholarships to
Jewish Eagle Scouts. Information can be found at:
http://shamash.org/scouts/awards/eagle.html
Here's an excerpt:
> Scholarship Awards
>
> Frank L. Weil Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship Program.
>
> Frank L. Weil was a long time chairman of the National Jewish Committee on
> Scouting.
>
> The recipient of the Frank L. Weil Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship will
receive a
> $1000 scholarship. Two second-place scholarship awards will be given in the
> amount of $500 each.
>
> Chester M. Vernon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship Program
>
> The Vernon Scholarship was first awarded in 1993 in memory of a dedicated
Jewish
> supporter of Scouting.
>
> The recipient of the Chester M. Vernon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship will
> receive a $1000 scholarship per year for four years. The scholarship is
given once
> every four years.
>
> Eligibility Requirements
>
> The eligible applicant must
>
> Be a registered, active member of a Boy Scouttroop, Varsity Scout
team, or
> Explorer Post.
>
> Have received the Eagle Scout Award.
>
> Be an active member of a synagogue and must have received the Ner Tamid
> religious emblem.
>
> Have demonstrated practical citizenship in his synagogue, school,
Scouting
> unit, and community.
>
> Be enrolled in an accredited high school, and in his final year at
the time of
> the selection.
>
> Submit at least four letters of recommendation and testimony with the
> nomination application. One letter is required from leaders of each
of the
> following groups: religious institution, school, community, and
Scouting unit.
>
>
> To request an application form, No. 15-253, contact the National Jewish
Committee
> on Scouting, 1325 Walnut Hill Lane, PO Box 152079, Irving TX 75015-2079.
>
>
> Selection Process
>
> Application to the NJCS must be submitted no later than December 31. Send
to the
> National Jewish Committee on Scouting, 1325 Walnut Hill Lane, PO Box 152079,
> Irving TX 75015-2079.
>
> The names of the national winner and two second-place recipients will be
announced
> by March 1 each calendar year.
>
> The winner and two second-place recipients will be eligible to receive their
> scholarship immediately upon graduation from an accredited high school
and must
> utilize the entire award within 4 years of their graduation date,
excluding any time
> spent on active military duty.
>
> The scholarship may be used to attend a college, university, or school
selected by the
> student providing it is state accredited, above the high school level.
>
> Disbursement from the scholarship fund will be made jointly to the
student and the
> school. Scholarship funds may be used only to defray necessary costs of a
student's
> education.
Mike Walton: Please add this to the eagletip you are setting up.
thanks.
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