Scholarship Undergraduate Graduate

American Legion Legacy Scholarship

The American Legion

$3,252
Avg. Amount Awarded
276
Days
March 26 2026
Application Deadline
506
Awarded last year
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Form DD1300; Any award notifications from federal or state veteran benefits programs; Financial Aid Package notification from their prospective or current institution; Breakdown of all education-related expenses; Official disability rating paperwork from VA
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
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Description

The American Legion Legacy Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship designed to fulfill a financial gap remaining after all federal and state educational grants or scholarships available to an eligible applicant have been utilized. Those who may apply are children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001; and children of post-9/11 veterans having been assigned a combined disability rating of 50 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs also qualify. Each needs-based scholarship provides up to $20,000 for children of the fallen, and up to $5,000 for children of the disabled for undergraduate or post-graduate college. Recipients may reapply for additional annual awards up to six times. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information about the program and the required materials that must be submitted depending on the student's eligibility.

Amount Details

$5,000
Low Amount Awarded
$20,000
High Amount Awarded
$1,645,558
Total Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student or a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted to survivors or dependents of people who died, are missing or were disabled in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
  • Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service Checkmark Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Form DD1300; Any award notifications from federal or state veteran benefits programs; Financial Aid Package notification from their prospective or current institution; Breakdown of all education-related expenses; Official disability rating paperwork from VA
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
For more info, please visit our site
Contact americanism@legion.org
Tel: 317-630-1203
Fax: 317-630-1223 Address 700 N. Pennsylvania St.
P.O. Box 1055
Indianapolis, IN 46206