American Legion Legacy Scholarship

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Eligibility
  • Children, adopted child or stepchild of U.S. military members who died while on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001.
  • Children, adopted child or stepchild 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.
Student Type
  • 1st Year
  • 2nd Year
  • 3rd Year
  • 4th Year
  • 5th Year
  • Graduate
Citizen Type
  • US Citizen
  • Permanent Resident
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/scholarships available to an eligible applicant have been utilized.

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.

Procedure

Apply online at: https://register.legion.org/legacy-scholarship-application

Contact Information

The American Legion National Headquarters
700 N. Pennsylvania St.
P.O. Box 1055
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Emblem Sales Customer Service: 888.453.4466

Contact Customer Service: 800.433.3318