William Perkins Scholarship Committee: Scholarship Requirements
Requirements and Eligibility
1. Applicants must be a veteran, or grandchild, or immediate family member of a veteran. Immediate family includes grandparents, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren.
2. Applicants must have graduated, or be graduating in the current academic year, from an accredited East Texas high school, and must be accepted for entry into an accredited college or university for a curriculum leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree in a discipline that benefits veterans, as a fulltime student carrying 12 semester hours or more of study. Secondary consideration will be given to those seeking a post-graduate degree.
3. Applicants must have attained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or in the case of no collegiate record, in the last semester in which they were a full-time student.
4. Applicants must submit a scholarship application accompanied by the following attachments:
a. Transcripts with grades from every school attended (high school and above)
b. Acceptance letter from an accredited college or university (see paragraph 2 above) (Texas schools will take presidence over out-of-state schools)
c. A 500-word (minimum), typed, double-spaced essay that answers the following question: In your chosen field/occupation, how will you fulfill the special needs of a veteran?
d. Statement of applicant’s relationship to a veteran including service branch and last unit attached to (if known) prior to leaving military service, and type of discharge received. Must be Honorable or General under Honorable Conditions. Must be prepared to show a redacted DD-214
5. This scholarship may be renewed for up to eight consecutive semesters if the applicant successfully maintains a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale in their current study program as a full-time student. No change of major will be considered for continuation of the scholarship. Continuation applications, with a copy of the transcript for the immediately ended semester, must be received by the Scholarship Committee no later than April 30 for the Spring semester transcript and January 10 for the Fall semester transcript.
6. The initial Scholarship Application with all required attachments must be post-marked or received no later than April 30 of the current scholarship year. The application must be addressed to:
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 987
William Perkins Scholarship Committee
372 Flenniken; Gladewater TX 75647
Email: dapple7564@gmail.com
7. All decisions by the Scholarship Committee are final. Recipients will be notified no later than May 15, of the of the current scholarship year.