Jesse Brown scholarship nominations.

* Applications for the 2007 Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship Program are being accepted until Feb. 27, 2007. Scholarships can be awarded to any volunteer who is age 21 or younger and has volunteered for a minimum of 100 hours at a VA medical center during the previous calendar year. All volunteer hours must be credited to the Disabled American Veterans. Immediate family members of the DAV national organization employees are now eligible to receive a scholarship.

Nominations may be submitted by the Voluntary Service Program Manager at the VA medical center, DAV Department Commander or the student may complete a self-nomination form which is available on-line. If you are submitting your own nomination, please include an essay (750 words or less) discussing "What volunteering at a VA medical center means to you."

Complete information and nomination forms can be accessed on www.dav.org/volunteers/jesse_brown_scholarship.html; or write to: Disabled American Veterans, National Service and Legislative Headquarters, Voluntary Services Department, 807 Maine Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20024.