Operation Homefront Extends Scholarship Application Deadline

April 29, 2008
By Samantha L. Quigley

WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Operation Homefront has extended the deadline for those interested in one of 25 American Patriot Freedom Scholarships the group offers to children of military families for tuition and other education-related expenses. “The organization is extending its application date to allow the children stationed at military bases abroad additional time to submit their applications,” Arthur Hasselbrink, founder and president of Homefront America, said.

With the change in deadline, applications must be postmarked by May 30. Homefront America, with the help of the W. Daniel Tate family and Sara’s Hope, which offers annual scholarships to high school students performing random acts of kindness, will award 25 $1,000 scholarships in June. This year’s awards will bring the value of the scholarships awarded since the program’s 2006 start to $70,000.

Military dependent children of retirees, disabled or fallen servicemembers or active-duty servicemembers stationed stateside or abroad are eligible to apply. This eligibility extends to activated or deployed Guardsmen and reservists, officials said.

Applications consist of an essay of 500 words or less on one of four pre-approved topics. They will be judged on originality, length, and relationship to the topic chosen, as well as grammar and spelling.

Complete guidelines, instructions and application materials are available on the Homefront America Web site, www.homefrontamerica.org.

Homefront America is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.