We Need YOUR Help to Spread the Sparkle: DAR Scholarships

DAR Scholarship Flyer 
To help inform your community about our national scholarships, chapter chairs please consider using our DAR Scholarships Information Flyer Learn More Here (Form: SCH-WP-1004).  Its one-page format is great for school counselors, students, and members. Pictured is Karon Brown, Chapter Regent of the Elizabeth Campbell Russell Chapter, Central City, KY at a high school scholarship fair. Karon provided attendees with state and national DAR scholarship information. Thank you state and chapter chairs for all you do on behalf of our committee!

DAR Academic Works Updates
New this year:

• Applicants will upload their letters of recommendation directly into their applications. Individuals asked to provide recommendations will no longer need to create a log-in to access our portal. Instead, they will be asked to give their recommendations to the applicants to upload into their application. This action was taken because too many of our applicants were disqualified due to missing recommendations. A review of our application process revealed up to 30% of requested recommendations were not returned by the deadline. Our committee believes this change will be a positive change for our applicants.  
• Please encourage applicants to refer to the DAR Scholarship Committee Application Instructions and Checklist, for tips on how to organize and prepare their online application.
• The Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Scholarship’s award amount has been increased from $2,500 to $5,000 and will now be given to four students who have been accepted or are attending an accredited OT/PT program. Previously, only two scholarships were awarded each year. 
• The Leslie Andree Hanna Medical Scholarship’s award of $5,000 will now be awarded to two students who have been accepted or are attending an accredited medical school to become a Medical Doctor or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Previously, only one scholarship was given each year.

Four Scholarships Will Be Awarded Again!
It is with great joy this national chair shares that four of our scholarships that have not been awarded for the last three years will now be available this award cycle! The four scholarships are listed below.

• Leo W. and Alberta V. Thomas Utz Science Scholarship – this scholarship in the amount of $4,000 per year for up to four consecutive years is awarded to one undergraduate or graduate student who has declared a major in a natural science field of study or a student who has been accepted into or is currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral graduate program in a natural science field of study. The concentrated areas of study include, but are not limited to biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy or earth science. 
• Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship – this scholarship is awarded to two deserving college juniors or seniors enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States who are pursuing a major in political science, history, government, or economics. This is a one-time award in the amount of $5,000. 
• Michael T. and Mary L. Cloyd Scholarship – this scholarship is a one-time only, preferred amount award of $3,000 to two students with a minimum 3.0 GPA based on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent GPA on the scale used by the applicable educational institution at the third year level of undergraduate study or at the graduate level, rotating depending on the year of the President General’s administration, in the fields of: (Year 1) Museum Studies, (Year 2) Library Science, (Year 3) American History/Archives Management. Preference is given to applicants specializing in American History. (Please note, this is the third year of the Wright Administration). 
• Mildred Nutting Nursing Scholarship – this is a one-time $2,000 scholarship for two students who are in financial need and who have been accepted or are currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing. A letter of acceptance into the Nursing Program or the transcript stating that the applicant is in the Nursing Program must be included with the application. Preference will be given to candidates from the Lowell, MA area. 

Please use the following link to learn more about our scholarships: DAR Scholarships public webpage. 

Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship - University of the Ozarks
Did you know that our committee offers one scholarship awarded and administered outside of the DAR Academic Works online portal? It is the Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship for students attending the University of the Ozarks in Arkansas.  Do you know someone attending this university?  Please help to spread the word about this great scholarship opportunity!

• Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship - This $1,000 award is given to a graduating high school senior accepted into the Harvey and Bernice Jones Learning Center, housing the Ben D. Caudle Learning Program at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas. Application forms can be requested from the National Vice Chair for the scholarship at: [email protected] or from the Learning Center upon acceptance into the program for learning disabled students. 

In closing, please encourage students in your local communities to apply for one of the many DAR scholarships at the chapter, state, and national level!

For questions regarding national scholarship opportunities offered by the DAR Scholarship Committee, email [email protected].