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Scholarship Program Overview
"To foster a general interest
in and appreciation for The Board of Managers has adopted the following criteria for the establishment of a scholarship program for students seeking financial aid: The applicant, male or female, must be a descendant of a Revolutionary Patriot or recommended by a current member of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the Revolution. If a descendant, the applicant will be asked to give a brief summary of the ancestor’s role in the Revolutionary War. If not a descendant, a brief summary of the important events during the Revolutionary War in his or her state of residence will be required. There is no implication of preference or advantage if the applicant is a descendant of a member, solely a difference in the subject matter for the written paper. The applicant shall attend or be a graduate of a public or private secondary school, or a four-year college or university. The applicant shall have applied for admission to or be a student in a four-year college or university, or graduate school. The applicant shall fill out a “Scholarship Application Form.” If the Committee receives no applications in a given year for which it believes the candidates meet all criteria, the Committee shall not be obliged to recommend a scholarship in that particular year. Applicants will be judged on a variety of criteria, no one of which is controlling, to include:
Neither race nor creed, religion or nationality shall play any part in the deliberations or recommendations of the Scholarship Committee, nor in the final decision of the Executive Committee of the Board of Managers. Questions regarding the Scholarship Fund can be directed to Scholarship Chairman, Casper Sigmon, at scholarship@vssr.org. |
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