ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012:
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2710017-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 280111Z SEP 10 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01520// NAVADMIN 320/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE REQUIREMENTS AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP ANNUALLY AWARDS UP TO FOUR $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND SPOUSES OF NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD PERSONNEL WHO LEGALLY CLAIM ALASKA AS THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 1 MARCH 2011 FOR THE FY11 SELECTION BOARD, WHICH CONVENES IN APRIL 2011. 2. BACKGROUND. CITIZENS OF ALASKA RAISED FUNDS FOR A $10,000 WAR BOND AS A GIFT TO THE USS JUNEAU (CL 52) DURING WORLD WAR II. AFTER THE SINKING OF THE USS JUNEAU, THIS GIFT WAS TO HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO THE USS ALASKA (CB 1), BUT THE USS ALASKA WAS DECOMMISSIONED BEFORE THE PRESENTATION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE GOVERNOR OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA AND THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AGREED THAT THE BOND WOULD BE LEFT ON DEPOSIT IN THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF JUNEAU UNTIL THE USS ALASKA WAS RECOMMISSIONED OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE APPLICATION COULD BE FOUND. IN 1986, THE NAVY ESTABLISHED THE ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP FUND. 3. REQUIREMENTS. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ONE OF THE ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIPS, AN APPLICANT MUST BE THE DEPENDENT (CHILD OR SPOUSE) OF A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA WHO IS, OR WAS AT THE TIME OF DEATH/DESIGNATION AS MISSING-IN-ACTION, A REGULAR OR RESERVE U.S. NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST GUARD MEMBER ON ACTIVE- DUTY, INACTIVE-DUTY, OR RETIRED WITH OR WITHOUT PAY. SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE THOSE WHO RATE HIGHEST IN THE FIVE KEY AREAS BELOW: A. ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY B. CHARACTER C. LEADERSHIP ABILITY D. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT E. FINANCIAL NEED 4. SELECTION. A SELECTION BOARD WILL BE HELD BY THE NAVY LEAGUE FOUNDATION. THE SELECTED NOMINEE PACKAGES WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND FOR FINAL APPROVAL, AFTER WHICH SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WILL BE DISBURSED TO THE APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. 5. APPLICANT PROCEDURES. UP TO FOUR $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE SPECIFIED CRITERIA. APPLICANTS MUST ALSO SHOW ACCEPTANCE AT AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS OR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE. NO MORE THAN TWO SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS MAY BE GIVEN TO ANY INDIVIDUAL DURING PURSUIT OF THE FOUR-YEAR DEGREE. TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION, VISIT THE NAVY LEAGUE WEB SITE AT WWW.NAVYLEAGUE.ORG OR SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE TO: NAVY LEAGUE FOUNDATION 2300 WILSON BLVD, SUITE 200 ARLINGTON, VA 22201-5424 6. POINTS OF CONTACT. A. MIKE CARTER (NAVY LEAGUE) AT (703)312-1585 OR VIA E-MAIL AT mcarter@navyleague.org. B. CHERAL WINTLING (NETC) AT (850)452-3671/DSN 922-3671 OR VIA E-MAIL AT cheral.wintling@navy.mil. 7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN