The ALA Department of Wisconsin Child Welfare Special Education Scholarship is funded by donations and awarded to a graduate student in the field of Special Education. If no applicant in the Special Education field applies, then this scholarship is to be awarded to a graduate student in the field of Education. This scholarship could be applied to two consecutive summer sessions. Applicants may be a child, grandchild, great-grandchild, stepchild, step grandchild, step great-grandchild, wife or widow of an honorably discharged American veteran. Students may apply for scholarships regardless of when the veteran served. An applicant who is a member of the Wisconsin American Legion Family does not need to reside in Wisconsin. The school the student selected need not be in Wisconsin but must be an accredited school. Applicants must submit at least three letters of recommendation from at least two of the following categories: (1) School administrators, guidance counselors, faculty members (no more than two); (2) Pastor, businessmen from community (no more than two) (3) Representative citizen (one only). Letters of recommendation from relatives are not acceptable. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wisconsin for more information.