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NERA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

2022 NERA College

Scholarship Program

The NERA College Scholarship Program recognizes the sacrifices by the
Reserve component of the United State Armed Forces and their families.
These scholarships are made possible by donations from NERA and its members.

Scholarship Amounts The second part of the essay should identify and explain
Five $2,000 scholarships the role of the Reservist in America and the importance of
the Reserve force to our national defense.
Eligibility Submission Instructions
In order to qualify for the scholarship, the applicant or
sponsor must be a member in good standing with NERA Only online submissions will be accepted. You must be
by the scholarship deadline: June 30, 2022. All member logged into your NERA account to apply. If you are apply-
dues must be paid in full by June 29, 2022. (Please note ing as a NERA family member and/or you do not have a
all that is required to be a NERA member is a $30 annual NERA account, please click 'Create a new account.’ Please
membership. Anyone is welcomed to join.) do not use your sponsor's account. Create a new account,
in your name, to upload the required documents.
Eligibility and consideration for the scholarship awards:
Once you have an account created and are logged in, go
n Currently serving Reserve, Active & IRR members of to the top of the page and click your name. Click on the
the United States Armed Forces tab 'Scholarship Application' (it is to the right of your

n Dependents (child, spouse) of those currently serving picture or camera icon). Upload the required documents.
in the United States Armed Forces Allowed file formats are PDF, DOC, ZIP and the maxi-
n A spouse, child, or grandchild sponsored by a current mum file sizes allowed are 10MB. When using a ZIP file
NERA member only include the allowed file formats. If there are issues
with converting from JPG to PDF please contact Jennifer
Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll, full- Abbott, [email protected].
time or part-time in the fall semester immediately follow-
ing award of the scholarship. Enrollment may be in any Note: Applicants who submit an incomplete applica-
associate's degree, vocational or trade school program, tion or do not provide all the required documentation,
undergraduate program leading to a bachelor’s degree, will be disqualified from consideration for a scholarship.
master's degree program or postgraduate doctoral degree. Applicants must provide their permanent home address,
Only accredited schools will be eligible. not their college address. It is the applicant's responsibility
to notify NERA of any change of address, including new
The applicant must currently have an overall GPA of 3.0 or phone numbers.
equivalent. If an applicant does not meet this requirement,
they may apply and note their merit and achievements. Questions And Information
Should you have any questions about the scholarships,
Essay Requirement please contact Jennifer Abbott at [email protected] or
Applicants must write a two-part essay consisting of a 500 telephone NERA at (800) 776-9020.
word minimum and 600 word maximum. The first part
shall identify the applicant's aspirations, course of study USAA will no longer participant in NERA’s annual scholar-
and the school in which the applicant is enrolled for the ship program. With this news, we ask you to help us uphold
coming fall. If the applicant's major course of study is this tradition. Donate today to the NERA Scholarship Fund
undeclared, please identify academic interests. and help a student achieve their goals.

10 The Mariner • 2022 SPRING Edition • Volume 65 • Issue 1