Scholarships & Student Aid Information

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
• Heroes Tribute Scholarship Eligibility
• Hall of Fame Steele Internship Program Application
• Harvard University Announcement

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

For Federal student aid, submit your application as early as possible. FAFSA must receive your application no later than June 30, 2010. Your college must have your correct, complete information by your last day of enrollment in the 2009-2010 school year.

For state or college aid, the deadline may be as early as January 2009. In California Initial awards deadline is March 2, 2009, and additional community college awards is September 2, 2009. You may also need to complete additional forms. Check with your high school guidance counselor or a financial aid administrator at your college about state and college sources of student aid and deadlines. Most scholarships require that the fafsa be submitted prior to your applications and you will need the information provided on a Student Aid Report (SAR).

We recommend you file online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. This is the fastest and easiest way to apply for aid. Worksheets are available at the Lifelong Learning Education Center Lobby in Building 218.

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

One-year scholarships (ranging from $1000 to $12,500) are awarded annually and are limited to undergraduate studies at accredited educational/technical institutions. If your parent participated in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, or is currently participating in either operation, We have additional scholarship funds available only to those children who meet this condition. In addition, Heroes Tribute Scholarships (of up to $30,000 over four years) are given to specific categories of students. We also award four scholarships each year to the children of current or of former Navy Corpsmen who are/were attached to Marine units. Scholarships are not automatically renewable. Recipients must reapply each year and may receive no more than four annual scholarships. Scholarships may be awarded to all eligible children in the same family.

Applicants must be:

1. The son/daughter of one of the following:

Active duty or reserve U.S. Marine.

U.S. Marine who has received an Honorable Discharge, Medical Discharge, or was killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Active duty or reserve

U.S. Navy Corpsman who is currently attached to a Marine unit, or was attached to a Marine unit

U.S. Navy Corpsman who was attached to a Marine unit and has received an Honorable Discharge, Medical Discharge, or was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy

and

2. Registered as a continuing (sophomore, junior or senior) undergraduate student at an accredited college or post high school vocational/technical institution

and

3. Scholarships are targeted at eligible applicants from families with a maximum adjusted gross income of $80,000 or less. The income guideline increases if eligible siblings attending college or planning to attend college also apply for a scholarship. Siblings must apply in order for the guideline to increase. For the purpose of determining eligibility, non-taxable allowances (such as BAH) received by military members on active duty are NOT included in determining adjusted gross income.

and

4. Your GPA is at least 2.0

Heroes Tribute Scholarship Eligibility

1. the children of Marines and of former Marines who were killed in the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001,

2. the children of Marines who are killed in combat or in training while participating in the "war on terrorism" undertaken in response to the attacks of 11 September 2001

3. the children of Navy Corpsmen attached to Marine units, and of Navy Religious Program Specialists attached to Marine units, who are killed in combat while participating in the "war on terrorism" undertaken in response to the attacks of 11 September 2001

Hall of Fame Steele Internship Program Application

The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is now accepting applications for the 2009 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development. This summer-long internship offers meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers as well as the chance to learn and work in the company of baseball's best-known personalities during the annual Hall of Fame Weekend and Induction Ceremony, held in Cooperstown each summer.

To be considered for the program, students must have completed at least their sophomore year and be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program at a college or university during the internship, or have just graduated in May. All Steele interns receive a bi-weekly stipend during the ten weeks of the program and access to affordable student housing. If fulfilling an academic requirement, college credit may also be awarded.

All applications must be completed online. Candidates must attach a cover letter and resume to the online application. Only complete applications will be reviewed for acceptance into the program. The application deadline is January 31, 2009.

The Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program also welcome applicants for the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarship. Students of ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds pursuing a four year bachelor's or master's degree are eligible for a scholarship. If interested, please attach a one-page statement of interest with your cover letter and resume.

Please contact education@baseballhalloffame.org with any questions. To view or complete the online application, visit Steele Internship Application Form.

Harvard University Announcement

Harvard University will admit undergraduate students from low-income families, families making less than $60,000 a year, for free. For more information, visit Harvard's financial aid website or call their financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.