Scholarships and College Financial Aid
ISU Boys and Girls State Scholarship
Indiana State University offers the ISU Boys and Girls State Scholarship to students who successfully complete Hoosier Boys State and Hoosier Girls State at ISU. To apply for the scholarship, the student must complete Boys State or Girls State and graduate from an accredited Indiana high school with a "B" average or above (3.00 on a 4.00 scale).
Additional requirements include completion of Core 40 requirements; admittance and enrollment at ISU for the fall semester after graduation from high school and enrollment as a full-time student (12 hours or more) at Indiana State. The scholarship is valued to cover the cost of six (6) hours of academic credit (three hours per semester). Students must maintain a 3.00 grade point average for the fall semester to be eligible to renew the scholarship for the spring semester.
To apply for the scholarship, students must submit a completed ISU Boys and Girls State Scholarship Form to the Office of Admissions by June 1 of the year they graduate from high school. Contact the Admissions Office at (800) 742-0891 or (812) 237-2121 to request a scholarship application.
Frank M. McHale Scholarship
Mr. Frank M. McHale served as Department Commander of the Indiana American Legion during the year 1927-1928.
When Mr. McHale passed away, he bequeathed a sum of money to Hoosier Boys State for the expressed purpose of allowing three Hoosier Boys Staters annually the opportunity of having some financial assistance in pursuing a college education.
Each year, three Boys Staters are chosen to receive the Frank M. McHale Scholarship by select members of the Hoosier Boys State Staff.
To apply for the Frank M. McHale Scholarship, complete the
scholarship application contained in your delegate packet, or contact the Hoosier Boys State office at (317) 630-1264 for a copy. The completed application will be submitted to your City Counselor upon arrival at Hoosier Boys State. The names of the scholarship recipients will be announced during the Friday evening awards ceremony.
In 2006, each McHale Scholarship was worth $1,250.
Col. Frank R. Kossa Scholarship
Col. Frank R. Kossa served as Department Commander of the Indiana American Legion during the year 1934-1935. At the time of his death in 1994, Col. Kossa was the only living veteran of the four major wars in the 20th Century (WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam). Col. Kossa presented a sum of money to The American Legion, the interest of which is used to present a delegate selected by the Hoosier Boys State Staff, assistance toward his college expenses.
This scholarship is presented to the winner of the B.W. Breedlove Outstanding Citizen Award.
The 2006 Col. Frank R. Kossa Scholarship was worth $3,625.
John McKeeman Memorial Scholarship
John McKeeman served The American Legion, Department of Indiana as Chairman of the Boys State Enrollment Committee for more than 20 years at the time of his death in 1993.
The members of Allen County-Fort Wayne American Legion Post 499 of which Mr. McKeeman was a co-founder, chose to perpetuate his memory by an annual scholarship.
1. The recipient will be the elected Governor.
2. Each scholarship is limited to $500.
3. The entire payment is made upon written acceptance to a college, university or place of higher education of the recipient's choice. Requests for receipt of the scholarship will be forfeited if not made within 18 months of the award.
Bud Carson Leader's Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded by the
family of Bert T. Carson, Jr.. It was established
after the death of Mr. Carson, who was a long time car dealer
and 50 year member of the American Legion. The recipient is the
elected Governor. The scholarship is valued at $500.
Samsung American Legion Scholarship
The Samsung Group, an international electronics company, has endowed a scholarship fund to be administered by The American Legion National Headquarters.
Each American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program will select a "state" finalist to compete at the national level for one of seven $20,000 scholarships. The remaining "state" finalists will each receive a $1,000 scholarship.
The Samsung American Legion Scholarship is for undergraduate study.
To be eligible to apply, a student must participate in and complete an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program. The student must be a direct descendent of a U.S. wartime veteran who served on active duty during one or more of the periods of war officially designated as eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion by the United States government. Those periods of war and dates are:
WWI April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918
WWII December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946
Korean War June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955
Vietnam War February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975
Lebanon/Grenada August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1990
Panama December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990
Persian Gulf War August 2, 1990 until cessation of hostilities as determined by the U.S. government (Including Operations Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Applications are included in the delegate's packet or can be
completed and printed from
Samsung American Legion Scholarship. The completed application will be submitted to your City Counselor upon your arrival at Hoosier Boys State.
American Legion Scholarships
Information about additional American Legion Scholarships may be found on the
American Legion, Department of Indiana website at
www.indlegion.org .
