Army and Marine Field Artillerymen and Family Members Eligible for $1,000 scholarships for 2004.

The US Field Artillery Association (USFAA), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, will award three college or vocational school scholarships of $1,000 each in August 2004, the second annual awards. The scholarships are for worthy Association members or their immediate family members to help them attain their academic or vocational goals.

Scholarships of a $1,000 each will be awarded in three categories: US Field Artillery Association member (officer or enlisted), the immediate family of an enlisted member of the Association and the immediate family of an officer member of the Association. The deadline for the scholarship applications is 1 July with the winners announced in mid-August.

Each applicant must be accepted for admission into an accredited university, college or vocational undergraduate program of study and submit a complete, signed application not later than 1 July to the US Field Artillery Association, P.O. Box 33027, Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503-0027. The application and requirements are available online at the home page of the US Field Artillery Association www.fieldartillery.org or at the USFAA office at Building 758, McNair Road, Fort Sill. Potential applicants can call the Association at [phone] with questions or to request an application via mail.

The applicant must include recent transcripts from the high school from which he/she graduated (or soon will graduate) or any college or technical school he/she is attending as part of the application. In addition, each must explain his/her educational goals and how the scholarship will help him/her attain those goals in several paragraphs on the space provided on the application form or on an attached page with text that is no longer than one double-spaced typed page with standard letter margins.

Among other information, the applicant will have to provide an estimate of educational expenses and an itemization of income, including earnings; savings; other loans, grants and scholarships; government benefits; family support; or other income.

The applicant also must provide statements by three character or academic references. The application includes forms for these personal references.

Each applicant must submit a complete packet, including three references, or the application will not be considered.

The U.S. Field Artillery Association scholarship committee will determine the scholarship winners. All decisions will be final.

The winners must provide proof of current enrollment in an accredited university, college or vocational institution in order to receive the scholarship checks.

U S Field Artilery Association memberships are $20 per year with several benefits, including eligibility for scholarships and a subscription to the bimonthly FA Journal. Potential applicants may join online at www.fieldartillery.org.

The 2003 scholarship winners were Second Lieutenant Gary L. Helton, Rhode Island Army National Guard (ARNG) (Member category); Kristi S. Saumer, daughter of Sergeant Major Daniel M. Saumer, Minnesota ARNG (Enlisted Family Member); and Christina K. Isper, wife of Captain Eric M. Isper, Fort Sill (Officer Family Member).