“We know there are more potential applicants who could benefit from this college scholarship,” stated Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon. “In an effort to reach as many students as possible, we are happy to announce an extension of the deadline for the 2009 academic year to August 14.”
In order to be eligible for a Freedom Alliance Scholarship, an applicant must be the dependent son or daughter of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Guardsman or Marine who has been killed or permanently disabled (100 percent VA disability rating) as a result of an operational mission or training accident, or who is currently classified as a Prisoner of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA). They must also be a high school senior, high school graduate, or registered as a full-time undergraduate student and under the age of 26.
The Fund has now awarded $2.5 million to the sons and daughters of military heroes. Many parents of scholarship recipients were killed or permanently disabled in such recent conflicts as Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, and the Persian Gulf War.
“Our military heroes have sacrificed so much in the name of freedom,” concluded Tom Kilgannon. “This scholarship is one way that we give back to their loving families.”
Last year 167 individual student scholarships were awarded. Spotlights on past recipients and more information on the history of the Fund can be found at www.FreedomAlliance.org.
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