LDRSHIP Award

LOYALTY, DUTY, RESPECT, SELFLESS SERVICE, HONOR, INTEGRITY, PERSONAL COURAGE

The Foundation established the LDRSHIP Award in 2004 to recognize and honor exceptional career college students who have served their country honorably in the military and decided to further their education. The LDRSHIP Award offers up to $5,000 in cash grants to active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired U.S. military veterans attending a participating Imagine America institution.

Policies and Procedures

Applicant:

• Must be an active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired U.S. military veteran attending a participating Imagine America institution;
• Must be currently enrolled in his/her course of study with a graduation date after December 31, 2008;
• Must have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA;
• Must currently have a 95 percent or higher attendance record;
• Student must exemplify in all respects the traits of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, integrity, and personal courage;
• Must obtain a written recommendation from a faculty/administrator representative of his/her career college; and
• Must include a copy of his/her current college transcript with application.
• If applicable, must include a copy of his/her DD214/DD215.

Imagine America Foundation responsibilities:

• Notifies student of approval/denial of his/her application.
• Reserves the right to prorate the Award (up to $5,000) over more than one (1) payment period/quarter/semester.
• Award will be forwarded and applied to student's outstanding career college tuition balance.
• Award is nontransferable, nonnegotiable and nonrefundable.
• Award can be revoked if recipient's current education is discontinued for any reason.
• The Imagine America Foundation will start accepting nominations for the 2009 LDRSHIP in January 2009.
  
  

2008 LDRSHIP Award Recipients
Left to right: Edwin RamosRey (Heritage Institute – Jacksonville, FL), Sokmaly Prak (ITT Technical Institute – King of Prussia, PA), Sarah Ambrozik (DeVry University – Miramar, FL), Wayne Geldbach (Everest University – Largo, FL). Not pictured here: Michael Vera (DeVry University – Arlington, VA) and Raymond Havnen (Vatterott College – Sunset Hills, MO).

The Imagine America Foundations thanks the following LDRSHIP Award sponsors:

Lockheed Martin
The Sallie Mae Fund

To participate, contribute or for more information about the LDRSHIP Award, please contact Foundation staff member Jenny Faubert at 202.336.6743 or jennyf@imagine-america.org