The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan Medical Career Scholarship will be awarded to daughters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, sons, grandsons, great-grandsons, wives, husbands or widows of honorably discharged and/or deceased male or female veterans who served in aforementioned conflicts or wars in the application form. The scholarship can be applied for pursuit of study in the Medical field such as: Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Physical Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, etc. Applicants must be a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of application and for one year preceding the date of filing the application. Applicants should be in the top quarter of their class. The scholarship is restricted to students going into or completing their senior year of high school and entering their first year of college. Applicants who have stopped from studying must submit their work history if it has been more than five years since they have attended school. Three letters of recommendation from principal, counselor, educator, clergyman or unrelated person who will vouch for applicant's character must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Michigan for more information.