ALCOAST 054/09 COMDTNOTE 5760 SUBJ: 2009 COAST GUARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP OPEN SEASON 1. THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS SOLICITING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. THESE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING BENEFACTOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 2009 SCHOLARSHIP OPEN SEASON: THE ARNOLD SOBEL ENDOWMENT FUND (SOBEL), THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND (FOUNDATION), AND THE COMMANDER RONALD J. CANTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND (CANTIN). MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF AWARDEES INCLUDE SCHOLASTIC PROMISE, MOTIVATION, MORAL CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS. 2. THE ARNOLD SOBEL ENDOWMENT FUND HONORS RADM ARNOLD SOBEL, WHOSE AFFILIATION WITH THE COAST GUARD BEGAN DURING WORLD WAR II WHEN HE COMMANDED A TANK LANDING SHIP IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARITIME COMMUNITY, IMPACT ON THE "ONE COAST GUARD" CONCEPT THROUGH HIS RESERVE SERVICE, AND HIS PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS WITH THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION. THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR. THE SOBEL SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE UP TO 5,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR AND ARE RENEWABLE FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AS LONG AS THE STUDENT, IN THE OPINION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, CONTINUES TO QUALIFY. 3. THE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING BENEFACTORS: THE WASHINGTON DC, LONG BEACH, CA AND STONINGTON, CT ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENTS, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL DONORS. THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE SIX OR MORE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS RANGE FROM 2,500 TO 5,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR AND ARE RENEWABLE FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AS LONG AS THE STUDENT, IN THE OPINION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, CONTINUES TO QUALIFY. 4. THE COMMANDER RONALD J. CANTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND HONORS COMMANDER CANTINS RETIREMENT IN 2007 AFTER A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN THE COAST GUARD WHERE HE SERVED IN NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF THE MARINE SAFETY PROGRAM AND EARNED NUMEROUS NATIONAL LEVEL CREDENTIALS BOTH AS A RESPONDER AND INSTRUCTOR OF MARINE SAFETY. THE CANTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL PROVIDE ONE, NON-RENEWABLE, 2,500 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SOBEL, FOUNDATION, AND CANTIN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE THE SAME. DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED, OR DECEASED COAST GUARD ENLISTED PERSONNEL, AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL IN THE COAST GUARD RESERVE CURRENTLY ON EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY OF 180 DAYS OR MORE, ARE ELIGIBLE AND ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS. STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE ARE ELIGIBLE AND ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE DEPENDENT STATUS WITH THEIR SPONSOR. 6. APPLICATION MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE SOBEL, FOUNDATION AND CANTIN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE THE SAME. APPLICANTS WILL COMPETE FOR THESE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS VIA ONE APPLICATION PACKET. YOU MAY OBTAIN APPLICATION MATERIALS AND REQUIREMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF WORK-LIFE WEBSITE AT WWW.USCG.MIL/WORKLIFE. CLICK ON "FAMILY SUPPORT" AND THEN "SCHOLARSHIPS". IN ADDITION, YOU MAY CONTACT THE FAMILY RESOURCE SPECIALIST (FRS) AT YOUR SERVICING INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND WORK-LIFE STAFF (800-872-4957) FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STUDENT SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED. APPLICATION PACKAGES SHALL INCLUDE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS PLUS FOUR COPIES OF ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS. ONLY ONE SEALED TRANSCRIPT IS REQUIRED. THE APPLICATION PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN: A. A COMPLETED COAST GUARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM (CG-6054), B. A COMPLETED COAST GUARD FOUNDATION FINANCIAL AID FORM (CG- 6053), C. A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM A SCHOOL OFFICIAL WHERE THE STUDENT IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED, D. OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS (IF THE STUDENT IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE, THEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED), E. AN ESSAY EXPLAINING HOW THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL SUPPORT THE STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS MOTIVATION, MORAL CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AND SCHOLASTIC PROMISE. THE ESSAY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE AND BE 500 WORDS OR LESS, F. A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FROM THE COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL THE STUDENT PLANS TO ATTEND, (STUDENTS AWAITING NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION TO THEIR CHOSEN INSTITUTION MAY SUBMIT A PHOTOCOPY OF THEIR ADMISSION APPLICATION IN LIEU OF AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER), AND, G. THE STUDENTS COLLEGE ENTRANCE SCORES (SAT, ACT, OR MAT, UNLESS NOT REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION). 7. COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKETS FOR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS SHOULD BE MAILED TO COMMANDANT (CG-1112), ATTN: FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS, 2100 2ND STREET, SW, JEMAL 9-0733, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-0001. UPS, FEDEX OR OTHER TRACEABLE MAIL METHODS ARE PREFERRED. PLEASE ALLOW TWO WEEKS IF USING U.S. POSTAL MAIL AND ONE WEEK FOR EXPRESS MAIL AS STRICT SECURITY PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON MAIL ENTERING COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS. APPLICATIONS AND ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS MUST ARRIVE AT COMMANDANT (CG-1112) NOT LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 1 APRIL 2009. INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKETS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. FAXED OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. 8. THE CAPTAIN ERNEST W. FOX PERPETUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (FOX) IS SPONSORED BY ELIZABETH, CLAY AND DEAN FOX TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF THEIR LATE SON AND BROTHER, RESPECTIVELY, WHO SERVED 23 YEARS IN THE COAST GUARD (1977-2000). THIS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED A PERPETUAL SCHOLARSHIP AT THE AIRCRAFT REPAIR AND SUPPLY CENTER, NOW THE AVIATION LOGISTICS CENTER (ALC), ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA TO ASSIST THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ENDEAVORS OF ALC PERSONNEL ONLY. CAPTAIN FOX SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF AND CHIEF OF THE REPAIR DIVISION AT THE ALC FROM 1992 UNTIL 1996. EMPLOYEES OF ALC, ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL, FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. THE FOX SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE ONE, NON-RENEWABLE, 1,000 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR. CONTACT THE ALC TRAINING OFFICER/ESO CAREER DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR AT 252-335-6214 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES. APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOX PERPETUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ALC BY 16 MARCH 2009. 9. THE FALLEN HEROES SCHOLARSHIP FUND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS YEAR ROUND. DEPENDENT COAST GUARD CHILDREN WHO LOSE A PARENT IN THE LINE OF DUTY ARE ELIGIBLE AND ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FALLEN HEROES FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY JOHN AND DELINDA STATTS TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF MR. STATTS LATE PARENTS, CAPTAIN FREDERICK STATTS AND MRS. SARA STATTS. CAPTAIN STATTS GRADUATED FROM THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY IN 1936 AND SERVED WITH DISTINCTION FOR 30 YEARS. HE RETIRED AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE TRAINING CENTER IN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY. MRS. SARA STATTS WAS ACTIVE IN A NUMBER OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND WAS RECOGNIZED IN PRESIDENT GEORGE H. BUSHS "THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT" STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE A 2,500 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP EACH ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR AND IS RENEWABLE FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AS LONG AS THE STUDENT, IN THE OPINION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, CONTINUES TO QUALIFY. THE OFFICE OF WORK- LIFE ENCOURAGES DEPENDENT SPOUSES AND CHILDREN WHO LOST A SPONSOR WHILE PERFORMING COAST GUARD OPERATIONS TO CONTACT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM MANAGER. OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPOUSES, MILITARY CHILDREN AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CAN BE VIEWED AT THE OFFICE OF WORK-LIFE WEBSITE AT WWW.USCG.MIL/WORKLIFE. CLICK ON "FAMILY SUPPORT" THEN "SCHOLARSHIPS". SCROLL THE ENTIRE WEBSITE TO VIEW ALL OPPORTUNITIES. 10. QUESTIONS REGARDING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM MANAGER, MRS. YVETTE WRIGHT AT 202-475-5159, OR EMAIL AT YVETTE.D.WRIGHT(AT)USCG.MIL. 11. RADM MARK TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORK-LIFE, SENDS. 12. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.