Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Scholarship Application

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War awards two $1,000 scholarships annually for tuition and books to high school seniors and college students (male or female) contingent upon their enrollment at an accredited four year college or university prior to December 31st of the year the scholarship is granted.

Applications are accepted each year from January 1 to March 31.

Winning scholarship recipients will be notified directly.

Standards of Selection: The applicant should:

1. Male applicants must be a current Member or Associate of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. A photocopy of your current year membership card must be included.
   Female applicants must be the Daughter or Grand Daughter of a current Member or Associate of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and a current member of at least one of the following organizations: Woman’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, or Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Photocopies of the appropriate current year membership cards must be included.
2. Rank in the upper one-fourth of high school graduating class, preferably in the upper one-tenth;
3. Have a record of performance in activities both in school and in the community;
4. Have a sound interest and positive attitude toward college work;
5. Provide three letters of recommendation. These recommendations must be from your school counselor, a teacher, and a responsible person in your community. These recommendations must be submitted in separate, sealed envelopes, countersigned on the envelope flap by the recommender. These recommendations must be included in the application package. A transcript of your high school grades and /or college grades must be submitted in a sealed envelope countersigned on the envelope flap by the school registrar or sealed with the school seal. Transcripts must be included in the application package.
6. Submit all scholarship application materials in one package. Included in this package must be the completed application form, photocopies of appropriate current year membership cards, three letters of recommendation, and transcript(s). Mail all items, in one package to the address at the end of this application. Applications will be accepted between January 1 and March 31. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND THOSE ARRIVING BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCEPTANCE DATES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED.

If selected for a scholarship, the check will be sent, upon proof of the recipient's acceptance to a college, directly to the college of the student's choice made out to the student and the college.

Application Form

Name:_______________________________________________________________________________


Address: ____________________________________________________________________________


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Telephone number: __________________________ Email address: _____________________________


Date of birth: __________________________________________________________________________


Social Security Number: _________________________________________________________________


Name of college you plan to
attend or are attending: ________________________________________________________________


Name of high school: ____________________________________________________________________


Current grade point average: ____________________ Total number in class: _______________


SAT or ACT score: _______________________________ Rank in class: _______________________


Names of three references: ______________________________________________________________

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Male applicantsplease complete the following:
I am a Member or Associate (please circle) of Camp Name_________________, Number ____, Department ___________________, of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. A photocopy of your current year membership card must be included.

Female applicants please complete the following:
My Father or Grandfather (please circle) __________________is a Member or Associate (please circle) of Camp Name ____________________, Number____, Department_____________, of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. I am a Member or Associate (please circle) of Local Unit Name __________________, Number_____, Department ______________ of Woman’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, or Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (please circle). Photocopies of all applicable current year membership cards must be included.

List school-related activities (athletics, clubs, music programs, year book staff, etc.):

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List academic honors (National Honor Society, Honor Roll, etc.):

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List all community-related activities (charity or volunteer work, church activities, etc.):

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List any additional information you would like to have considered:

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Signature and date:


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Completed applications and references should be mailed to:

John R. Ertell, Chair
654 Grace Avenue
Spring City, PA 19475
(610) 948-1278
jertell@verizon.net

Questions may be directed to John R. Ertell, Scholarship Committee Chair at jertell@verizon.net

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