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R 091335Z JAN 04 ZYB MIN PSN 855576J36
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00T//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01520//
NAVADMIN 004/04
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00T/JAN//
 
SUBJ/ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-2005//
POC/BILLIE COLONNA/CIV/NETPDTC N2A2/LOC:PENSACOLA FL
/EMAIL:BILLIE.COLONNA@NAVY.MIL//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE ALASKA SEA SERVICES
SCHOLARSHIP FUND, WHICH ANNUALLY AWARDS 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.
 
2.  BACKGROUND:  THE CITIZENS OF ALASKA RAISED FUNDS FOR A $10,000
WAR BOND AS A GIFT TO THE USS JUNEAU DURING WORLD WAR II.  AFTER
THE SINKING OF THE USS JUNEAU, THIS GIFT WAS TO HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED TO THE USS ALASKA IN THE FORM OF A SILVER TEA SERVICE.
HOWEVER, THE USS ALASKA WAS DECOMMISSIONED BEFORE THE PURCHASE AND
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 OF
THESE MONIES COULD BE MADE.  IN 1986, THE NAVY ESTABLISHED THE
ALASKAN SEA SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
 
3.  TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ALASKA SEA SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP, 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 OR
MISSING-IN-ACTION STATUS) A REGULAR OR RESERVE U.S. NAVY, MARINE
CORPS, OR COAST GUARD MEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY, ON INACTIVE DUTY, OR
RETIRED WITH OR WITHOUT PAY.  THE CANDIDATES SELECTED WILL BE THOSE
WHO RATE HIGHEST IN FIVE KEY AREAS:  ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY,
CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP ABILITY, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND FINANCIAL
NEED.  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.
 
4.  APPLICANT PROCEDURES:  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 BA OR BS 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 (SASE) TO NAVY LEAGUE FOUNDATION,
2300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON, VA 22201-3308.  ONLY REQUESTS WITH A
SASE WILL BE FILLED.  THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 10 MAR 04.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM A. G. HARMS, JR., DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.//
 
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