The Association of Former Intelligence Officers is offering a variety of scholarships for fall 2012 to both undergraduate and graduate students. These scholarships range in amount: $4,000 (7 of these are offered), $2,000 (8), etc.

Provided By: The Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)
Deadline: July 1, 2012
Type of Award: Scholarship
Amount: $4000, $2000
Awards Available: Unspecified

Undergraduates applicants must be entering their sophomore or junior year by the summer of 2012, and graduate applicants must be submit their applications no earlier than their senior undergraduate year and no later than their second year of graduate studies. Evaluation criteria include merit, character, serious of academic commitment, and relevance of your studies to national security interests and career ambitions.

The application involves covering the following points:

    1. Cover Letter: explaining your need for scholarship, your career goals, your views of U.S. world standing and role U.S. intelligence community should play)
    2. Resume:
    address
    place and date of birth
    college
    experience
    extra-curricular activities
    3. A copy of your academic transcript – need not be original or “official”
    4. One recommendation [have person send to us by email to afio@afio.com
    5. Recent photograph - can be sent as a high resolution digital image file via email attachment, or printed and mailed. Image should show full face...sitting, standing, or portrait only.
    6. Indicate for WHICH scholarships you wish to be considered. No need to send multiple copies of your materials.
    7. College of University you will be attending in 2012-2013 -- and your intended course of study [your declared 'major' or 'area of concentration'].

All application materials can be sent by email to the AFIO at afio@afio.com or by mail to: AFIO Scholarship Committee, 6723 Whittier Ave Ste 200, McLean, VA 22101. Materials must be mailed to the AFIO offices by July 1, 2012. Good luck!

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Today’s scholarship is the 2012 American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Program.   Sponsored by ALA, this scholarship program consists of four different scholarship opportunities for students.  The deadline for all of these scholarships is March, 1, 2012 so you still have some time to get started.

The first scholarship opportunity is the Children of Warriors National Presidents’ Scholarship which is for the children of members of the ALA.  This scholarship program will award scholarships to 15 students each year.  Scholarships are for undergraduate study and are worth between $2,500 and $1,500.  The scholarship application can be found here.

The next scholarship is for non-traditional students.  The aptly named Non-Traditional Student Scholarship awards one scholarship to a member of the American Legion, Auxiliary, or Sons of the American Legion.  The application for this scholarship can be downloaded from the ALA website.

The third scholarship opportunity is the Samsung American Legion Scholarship which awards $300,000 in scholarships to 100 students.  To be eligible, students must be participants in American Legion Boys State or ALA Girls State.  If you have participated in one of these programs check out the application.

The final scholarship program is the Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund which awards three separate scholarships (two are worth $1,000 and one is worth $2,000).  The application for this is also available online. 

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