Deadline Feb. 24 for scholarship applications

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FORT LEE, Va. - --  Eligible students who want to apply for the 2012 Scholarships for Military Children program still have time, but the clock is ticking. Applications must be completed and delivered - not postmarked, but delivered - to a commissary by close of business Feb. 24.

Scholarship applications are available in commissaries and online at http://www.commissaries.com - choose the "News & Info" tab and then the "Scholarship Info" tab. Applications are also available at http://www.militaryscholar.org. At least one $1,500 scholarship will be awarded at every commissary with qualified applicants.

The following are key reminders for scholarship applications, which are also available in greater detail on http://www.militaryscholar.org:

· Current military ID: Applicants and their sponsors must be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System DEERS database and have a current military ID card.
· Military family member: Applicants must be a dependent, unmarried child - no older than 21, or 23 if enrolled as a full-time student at a college or university - of a service member on active duty, a reservist, guardsman or retiree or survivor of a service member who died while on active duty or survivor of a retiree.

· College bound: The student must be planning to attend, or already be attending, an accredited college or university, full time in the fall of 2012 or be enrolled in a program of studies designed to transfer directly into a four-year program.

· Essay: The essay must be 500 words or less, stapled to the application and written in the following format: typed, double spaced, no more than two pages, applicant's name in upper right-hand corner of each page. The essay topic: "Whose four faces would you place on a 21st century Mount Rushmore-type monument, and why?" The person must be nonfictional, U.S. citizen, male or female - the time frame for the selection is 1850 to 2011.

· Correct address: Applicants must provide their permanent home address on the front page of the application - not their college address.

· Complete package: The submission package must include the following: a transcript or copy of applicant's grades, an essay with applicant's name on each page, a parent or guardian's signature as well as the applicant's signature on application and the applicant's high school College Board Code number (if available).

· Keep a copy: Applicants should also maintain their own copy of their application and essay.
· Submit to one commissary: Applicants can only submit their application to one commissary; submitting to more than one store will disqualify the applicant from consideration.

· No faxes or emails: Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

For more information, call Scholarship Managers at (856)616-9311 or email them at militaryscholar@scholarshipmanagers.com.