About the NVVA Scholarship
The Northland Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation was established in 1994 with twofold purpose. First, maintaining the condition of the Northland Vietnam Veterans Memorial located on the Lake Superior Lake Walk and second, promoting the memory and commitment of those who served during the Vietnam War. Our organization offers a minimum of three scholarships to qualified candidates residing in six (6) Minnesota counties of St. Louis, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and Lake and two (2) Wisconsin counties of Douglas and Bayfield. The scholarship is based solely upon the paper written on the subject listed on application. The award categories and qualifications are listed below.
Application Requirements
All applications must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2010
Download the Application
Download the application HERE.
Mail Applications to
Northland Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
c/o 2423 Chambersburg Avenue
Duluth, Minnesota 55811
High School Student
- A verifiable relative child, grandchild, sibling, niece/nephew of a Vietnam era veteran (including step family)
- Graduating senior
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Verifiable acceptance to an accredited university or technical college within the United States
College Student
- A verifiable relative child, grandchild, sibling, niece/nephew of a Vietnam era veteran (including step family)
- Completed at least 26 academic credits in an accredited program maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0
- Verifiable, full time, registered student at a college within the United States
Technical/Vocational School
- A verifiable relative child, grandchild, sibling, niece/nephew of a Vietnam era veteran (including step family)
- Completed at least 26 academic credits in an accredited program maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0
- Verifiable, full time, registered student in an accreditied technical/vocational school within the United States
Each scholarship awarded is in an amount of $700. The award will be sent directly to their educational institution when fall registration is verified. Recipients are eligible to reapply annually. Awards given on May 30, 2010 at the Vietnam Memorial on the Lake Walk.
Essay Requirements
Brief Essay (typed-500 words or less) on the following topic:
After interviewing a Vietnam veteran and in your own words:
"Is the veteran a member of a veterans' organization, why or why not, and has the experience been positive or negative and explain their response?"