R 061546Z MAY 22 MID600051812454U FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS ALCOAST 168/22 SSIC 1650 SUBJ: 2022-2023 COAST GUARD FOUNDATION ENLISTED RESERVE SCHOLARSHIPS 1. The Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R) is pleased to announce the application period for the Coast Guard Foundation Enlisted Reserve Scholarships. The Coast Guard Foundation is awarding eight, $1,000 scholarships to enlisted Coast Guard reservists or their eligible dependents. 2. Applicants must: a. Be an enlisted Coast Guard reservist (Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve) or their dependent. Dependents must be registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) under their Coast Guard Reserve sponsor. b. Be enrolled in, or accepted by, an accredited degree granting institution or an accredited technical or vocational training school, and be pursuing their first associate, bachelor, master, or doctoral degree or a technical or vocational certificate. c. Maintain the minimum grade point average required by their institution to remain in a degree or certificate status. 3. Scholarship applications must consist of: a. A signed, one-page cover letter attesting to the eligibility of the applicant with respect to the requirements listed in paragraph 2 above. If the applicant is a dependent, their sponsor must also sign the letter. The cover letter must include contact phone numbers, mailing address, and email address of both the applicant and the sponsor. b. A one-page typed essay describing an accomplishment (Coast Guard or civilian career, extra-curricular, or volunteer) the applicant is proud of and how experience with the Coast Guard Reserve has enabled or inspired that accomplishment. c. An official transcript from the educational institution attended during the 2021-2022 academic year or proof of enrollment (acceptance letter) if no grades have been received at this time. 4. Email application packages to ReserveScholarships@uscg.mil. Do not submit paper copies. 5. Educational institutions must send official transcripts via email to ReserveScholarships@uscg.mil or mail to: Commandant (CG-R), Attn: LTJG L. Carsia, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7721, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue S.E., Washington, DC 20593-7721. Email delivery is preferred. 6. Application packages and official transcripts must be received no later than 15 August 2022. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered. 7. The Coast Guard Foundation will select scholarship winners who will be announced via ALCOAST in September 2022. 8. Direct questions or comments to ReserveScholarships@uscg.mil. This email address will be monitored only during the open application period beginning 01 July 2022 and ending 15 August 2022. Additional scholarship information can be found at: (Copy and Paste URL Below into Browser)
https://coastguardfoundation.org/scholarships/
9. RADM James M. Kelly, Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R), sends. 10. Internet release is authorized.
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