[Students] Announcing New Veterans Scholarship

[Jessica Gossett]

The Office of Veterans & Military Services would like to announce a new Veterans Scholarship for the Spring 2013 semester. At this time we will be awarding two $1000.00 scholarships. This scholarship is geared towards graduate level students who are not receiving state or federal veterans benefits. Please see the below requirements. 

 

Eligibility:

Ø  Must be a veteran

Ø   Graduate students only

Ø   Texas Resident or Non-Resident students

Ø  Not receiving state OR federal veterans benefits

Criteria: 

Ø  GPA: 3.0 or higher

Ø  Must be admitted to an approved graduate program

Ø  Must explain need (i.e., describe current financial situation and why scholarship will be beneficial).

Requirements: the student must provide us with the following. Failure to do so automatically excludes the scholarship application from consideration.

Ø  A copy of your DD214

Ø  A copy of your VA letter stating you either exhausted your benefits or that you are nearing the end of your education benefits. (this can be obtained by either going through your E-benefits portal or by calling the VA at 1-888-442-4551)

Ø  A short essay of 500 words or less stating your need for the scholarship

To apply please log into your myleo account and click on apply for scholarships. From there click on apply for scholarships now, once you are in the scholarship portal you will see Veterans Scholarship: click on it.  This will bring up all of the requirements and description of the scholarship. If you have not logged in before you will first need to create an account before you can apply.  The Deadline is January 18, 2013. 

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Jessica Gossett

Assistant Registrar/Veterans & Military Services Specialist

Registrar's Office 

Texas A&M University - Commerce

903-886-5068 or 903-886-5123Office

903-886-5888 Fax

jessica.gossett at tamuc.edu

 

 

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