Mr. Bob Short
3839 Old Savannah Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49009
269-372-2192
E-mail at c146thinf@aol.com.

Purpose

The purpose of the Scholarship Foundation is to provide college and vocational scholarships to the children and grandchildren, including those by adoption, of current and deceased ADVA members, provided the deceased member held good membership standing at the time of death, and to any child or adopted child of an Americal Division soldier who was killed or died while on active duty with the Division.

Trustees

There shall be six (6) Trustees comprising the Scholarship Foundation Board. Trustee/Officers shall be: the ADVA National Commander, who will hold office Ex-Officio, the Chairman of the ADVA Fund, who will be appointed by the National Commander to serve an unlimited term unless replaced by a vote of the Trustees, and the Fund Treasurer, who will be appointed by the National Commander to served an unlimited term unless replaced by a vote of the Trustees. Four (4) other Trustees will be elected by the ADVA membership to serve a four (4) year term.

Governance

The trustees shall direct and control the business management and affairs of the Scholarship Foundation. They shall have the authority to approve or deny any requests for grants or loans and to recommend the dispensing of funds.

Scholarship Funds

The funds of the Scholarship Foundation shall be obtained primarily from donations and grants, gifts, devises, or bequests. All funds received must be unconditional.

Applications

Completed application forms together with all required enclosures must reach the Chairman at an address he designates no later than 1 May of each year. The application form requires the following of the applicant: name, address, Social Security Number (SSN), marital status, date of birth, place of birth, high school attended, high school graduation date; father's name, occupation, and SSN; mother's name, occupation, and SSN; if sponsored by ADVA member, member's name, dates with Americal Division, unit, and highest rank or grade; if parents are deceased, name and address of guardian; name and address of school to be attended; applicants signature.

In addition, the following enclosures must accompany the application form: testament from ADVA member avowing applicants eligibility; letter of admission from school of choice; statement from current school principal attesting to applicant's character; two (2) letters of recommendation from current teachers; a 200-300 word essay on subjects pertaining to the Americal Division; a statement of the combined annual income of both parents.