Announcing the Naval Intelligence Foundation RADM Sumner Shapiro Scholarship Program for Academic Year 2010-2011

The Naval Intelligence Foundation (NIF), an outgrowth of the Naval Intelligence Professionals (NIP), is a tax-exempt educational and charitable foundation. NIF was chartered in 1988 to receive and expend funds and property to recognize and award excellence in naval and maritime intelligence and to assist in the development of related knowledge.

To this end, NIF makes a variety of awards each year, including scholarship awards. The eligible scholarship candidates are (a) enlisted intelligence specialists, and (b) dependent children (under 24 years of age) of regular and reserve Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officer and enlisted intelligence personnel.

NIF is pleased to call for applications for four $1500 scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year:

• Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen Scholarship
• Captain Anthony D.Sesow Scholarship
• Captain Richard W. Bates Scholarship
• Commander Dan F. Shanower Scholarship

Dependent applicants must be eligible for college entrance in the Class of 2014; or already be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited four-year undergraduate college program.

The Captain Anthony D. Sesow Scholarship is awarded to active duty enlisted personnel (Intelligence Specialists). Applicants must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credit hours) or part-time in an accredited Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree program. This scholarship may also be shared between two successful candidates.

Selection of the scholarship awardees will be based on academic achievement (GPA, SAT, or ACT scores; extra-curricular activities (including community service); and career objectives. These criteria indicate past and potential academic performance and career goals consistent with the NIF charter. Scholarships will be awarded to the best qualified applicants in the dependent and active duty categories, respectively.

Applications for these scholarships, all supporting transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, and command endorsement (for active duty applicants only) must be submitted to reach the NIF Scholarship Committee by 15 April 2010. They should be mailed to:

The Naval Intelligence Foundation

Attn: Chairman, Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 2383

Springfield, Virginia 22152-2383

NIF Scholarship Application: All applicants are required to provide the following information for purposes of the selection and for press releases for the scholarship recipients.

Name:

Last, First, Middle Initial

Address:

Street, City, State, Zip Code

Phone Number:

e-mail Address:

Active Duty Sponsor (for dependent applicants): Rank/Rate, First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name

Spouse of Active Duty Sponsor (if applicable): First/MI/Last:

Current Command affiliation of the Sponsor:

Current Command Address of the Sponsor:

School Currently or Last Attended:

Academic Score:

GPA/System (e.g., 3.9 on 4.0 basis):

SAT/ACT Score:

Academic Awards, Sports Awards, Extra-Curricular Activities, Honors, Work Experience, and current employment, if applicable:

College(s) Applied To (name, city, state):

College you will attend or are already attending, as appropriate:

College Degree desired (or selected, as appropriate):

Major, Minor:

Career Goals and Objectives:

Media – names and address (including e-mail) of any newspapers to which you would like NIF to send a press release in the event of scholarship award:

Photograph – (optional, for press release purposes) preferably 4×6 or 5×7 color photo, such as a high school yearbook picture, Boot Camp graduation photo, or any formal portrait photo:

For Enlisted Applicants – in addition to the information above, please provide the following:

Command Endorsement for Active Duty Enlisted Applicants (i.e., a brief statement signed by the LCPO, Department Head, XO, or CO; citing a compelling reason for the scholarship award)

A brief description of current duties and any community volunteer work at your current duty station. For press releases purposes for the scholarship award recipients, enlisted applicants should include names and hometown of parents; high school attended and any honors received for academics or sports in high school; the date of enlistment; Boot Camp and any service schools attended, including dates of graduation from each; duty stations in chronological order; and any personal awards received, e.g., IS “A” School Honors graduate, NAM, NCM, etc.

All applicants are responsible for the completeness and timeliness of the application package.

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