Army Emergency Relief’s MG James Ursano Scholarship Program

For Dependent Children of Active, Retired and Deceased Soldiers

Army Emergency Relief (AER) is a private non-profit organization with the primary mission of providing financial assistance to Soldiers and their dependents in time of valid emergency need. The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program was established in 1976 as a secondary mission to help Army Families with undergraduate college expenses for their dependent children. The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program funds are limited therefore scholarship awards are limited.

The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program offers scholarships based on financial need, academics, and leadership/achievement for each academic year.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale

• Be full time undergraduate students for the entire academic year at a school accredited by the U.S. Department of Education

• Be dependents of a Soldier on federal active duty, a retiree, or a deceased active or retired Soldier

  • To be a dependent you must be:

    • Under the age of 23 for the entire academic year

    • Registered in DEERS

    • Unmarried for the entire academic year

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
The scholarship funds are split evenly between the fall and spring semesters, or terms or quarters. The funds are to be used for tuition, fees, books, supplies and school room and board either on or off campus as requested by the student.

2009-2010 APPLICATION DEADLINE - MARCH 2, 2009
The 2009-2010 application is available on our website, WWW.AERHQ.ORG after December 1, 2008 and is due on March 2, 2009. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online. Hardcopy applications may be requested at the below contact information. Applicants may apply each academic year for up to four years.
Applications are only reviewed if all supporting documents are mailed and postmarked on time.

2009-2010 REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS DEADLINES
March 2, 2009:

• Official transcript with your fall 2008 grades and cumulative GPA
• IF SOLDIER IS ACTIVE GUARD OR RESERVE, copy of orders showing federal activation (Title 10) for entire academic year (August 1, 2009 - May 1, 2010)
• IF SOLDIER IS DECEASED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, copy of casualty report.

May 1, 2009:

• 2009 Student Aid Report (SAR) retrieved from FAFSA, mailed to AER by the student.

*Don’t forget to mail in your SAR!!*

•  The 2009 Student Aid Report (SAR) is the resulting analysis of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

•  To obtain your 2009 SAR, you must apply for the 2009 FAFSA either through your school or through FAFSA’s website at www.fafsa.ed.gov. FAFSA’s 2009 application is available January 1, 2009. 

•  It may take several weeks to apply for the 2009 FAFSA and for FAFSA to review your application.

•  You can print your 2009 SAR from the FAFSA website after FAFSA reviews your application.

•  You must mail your 2009 SAR to AER no later than May 1, 2009; FAFSA will not send it to AER automatically.

  CONTACT INFORMATION                                     Mailing Address:
  Mrs. Kasey L. Phillips                                                 Army Emergency Relief
  (703) 428-0035                                                           MG James Ursano Scholarship Program
  Kasey@AERHQ.ORG                                               200 Stovall Street                                                                                     Alexandria, VA 22332-0600