USAR Scholarships

The USAR Enlisted Scholarship Program is exclusively administered by the
Army Reserve Association and funded by USAA - at no cost to the soldier!


416th ENCOM presents Wartime Certificate of Commendation for ARA to Col(R) Mike Lind,
ARA Director of Field Support Services 

(The Army Reserve Association prepared this factual statement March 1, 2010.)

Here's the history of the benefits the Army Reserve Association and United Services Automobile Association have provided to the United States Army Reserve Enlisted soldiers and their dependents during these ELEVEN years!

                    Calendar Year 2000      $23,000.00     46 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2001      $24,500.00     49 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2002      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2003      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2004      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2005      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2006      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2007      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2008      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2009      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships
                    Calendar Year 2010      $25,000.00     50 Scholarships (Beginning)
                    Total program to date:  $272,500.00    545

Track your unit's progress on our Scholarship 2010 web page here at www.armyreserve.org this year.

Your Army Reserve Association (ARA) is very proud to be providing all the continuous wartime administrative support for this great benefit program.

We applaud the United States Army Reserve and Command Sergeant Major's
who are leading the way!

Army Reserve Association, FSC, PO Box 711, Winfield, KS 67156-0711,
Phone: 1-800-ARMYREServe, see us www.armyreserve.org and Email
 Scholarships@armyreserve.org

ARA Enlisted Scholarship Program Tutorial "How it works!"

Editors Note: This example is for a USAR enlisted soldiers' dependent daughter.  The scenario is the same for an enlisted soldier except he would simply go directly to his next senior NCO to apply.  In every case unit senior NCO's should have their "ear to the ground" and suggest this scholarship to their soldiers who might otherwise qualify but not know about this scholarship program.  The program is a great help and benefit to enlisted soldiers and their dependents.  All who qualify should be given the opportunity to apply.

Subject: The Army Reserve Association Enlisted Scholarship Program "How it works!" (AN EXAMPLE)

Hi Sabrina,
Thank you for your inquiry about the Army Reserve Association (ARA) Enlisted Scholarship Program. I can see that you are a motivated student.

Your dad is correct that USAR dependents like you are eligible to apply for ARA scholarship consideration.

This process initially begins each year with the senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) at your dads USAR unit.

Your dad should sit down with this senior NCO at his unit and fill out the application form while verifying each of the required eligibility criteria items.

This completed application is then forwarded up the USAR chain-of-command to the next ranking Command Sergeant Major (CSM) who certifies that all the information is correct.

Then this CSM, along with his own contact information, submits your certified application to SGM Richard Anderson at OCAR who will then coordinate it with us here at the ARA Field Support Center.

Final selections for the 50 scholarship are made for each year in the fall and the $500 scholarship check is prepared and sent back to the coordinating CSM (who is the point of contact - POC.)

This CSM POC then arranges for a unit presentation ceremony (to present the check to the selected recipient) and contacts your dad and you, if you are selected.

This CSM also contacts us here at ARA with an invitation to attend the ceremony, as well as CSM (R) Collin Younger with USAA who provides the funds for this great USAR Enlisted scholarship benefit.

The check is presented to you (or the selected applicant) at this ceremony. The USAR unit will normally have a photo taken and together with a story, have it published in the unit's newspaper as well as in the local newspaper.

The photo and story are all shared with us here at ARA as well. Often, we get thank you notes from the scholarship recipients.

So Sabrina, have your dad contact his USAR units senior NCO who will coordinate with the next ranking CSM to "get the ball rolling"!

I hope this helps you, and good luck. The Calendar Year 2010 program is already under way.
Semper Promptus (Always at hand)