Scholarships
American Legion Auxiliary Education Awards
Supporting America’s youth through education scholarships is a tangible investment in the country’s future. Auxiliary members generously contribute to supporting a variety of scholarship opportunities for relatives of honorably discharged veterans and deserving youth. Assisting today’s youth is a smart investment in America’s future leaders.
Department President's Scholarship
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Ohio awards one scholarship of $1,500 and one scholarship of $1,000 annually for students preparing to enter his or her freshman year of college. The applicant must be a veteran or a direct descendant of an honorably discharged veteran.
Deadline Due to the Department Education Chairman by March 15, 2025
- i2025 Department President's Scholarship Application
Department President's Scholarship
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Ohio awards one scholarship of $1,500 and one scholarship of $1,000 annually for students preparing to enter his or her freshman year of college. The applicant must be a veteran or a direct descendant of an honorably discharged veteran.
Deadline Due to the Department Education Chairman by March 15, 2025
- i2025 Department President's Scholarship Application
Nurse's Scholarship Application
Key Program Statement:
- The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Ohio, Past President’s Parley has created a program to assist students pursuing a degree in the nursing field. The applicant must be a veteran or a direct descendant of an honorably discharged veteran.
Deadline Due to the Unit by May 1, 2025
- i2025 Nurses Scholarship Application
Spirit of Youth
Key Program Statement:
One Junior member in each division will receive a scholarship valued at $5,000. The applicant must have held Junior membership in the American Legion Auxiliary for the immediate past three years(2021, 2022 & 2023), currently hold a membership card (2024), and continue to maintain her membership throughout the scholarship period.
Deadline Online Application due by March 1, 2025
The Samsung American Legion Scholarship
Key Program Statement:
Participants in the Girls and Boys State Programs and who are direct descendants of a U.S. wartime veteran may apply for scholarships courtesy of Samsung.
Deadline Due Online prior to Buckeye Girls State or Buckeye Boys State
Non-Traditional Student Scholarship
Key Program Statement:
There will be five scholarships, each in the amount of $2000, awarded in the 2024-2025 administrative year. One $2000 scholarship will be awarded in each division of the American Legion Auxiliary. Applicant must be a member of The American Legion, Auxiliary, or Sons of The American Legion and shall have paid dues for the two preceding years and for the calendar year in which application is made.
Deadline Online Application due by March 1, 2025
National President's Scholarship
Key Program Statement:
The National President’s scholarships are awarded to children of veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the eligibility dates for The American Legion. Three $5,000 scholarship money will be awarded in each division. Fifteen outstanding students will be awarded a total of $75,000 to further their higher education. The applicant must complete 50 hours of community service during his/her high school years to be eligible for one of these scholarships.
Deadline: Online Application due by March 1, 2025
- i2025 Children of Warriors National President Scholarship Application Information
Women Veteran's Scholarship
Key Program Statement:
The American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Ohio recognizes the importance of education and the role it plays in personal, professional and economic fulfillment. The Women Veterans Scholarship Program provides grants to women who serve, past and present, to help them attain their educational goals. The Women Veterans Scholarship Program offers financial support to further their higher education.
Deadline Due to the Department Education Chairman by May 1, 2025
- i2025 Women Veteran's Scholarship Application
Junior Member Loyalty Scholarship
Key Program Statement:
Two Junior members in each division will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,500. The applicant must have held Junior membership in the American Legion Auxiliary for the immediate past three years (2022, 2023, 2024), currently hold a membership card (2025), and continue to maintain her membership throughout the scholarship period.
Deadline Online Application due by March 1, 2025
- 2025 Junior Member Loyalty Scholarship Application Information
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To uphold and defend The Constitution of the United States of America;
To maintain law and order; To foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;
To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations during all Wars;
To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state, and nation;
To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;
To make right the master of might; To promote peace and good will on earth;
To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of Justice, Freedom, and Democracy;
To participate in and contribute to the accomplishment of the aims and purposes Of The American Legion;
To consecrate and sanctify our association by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.”