The scholarship provides financial aid for higher learning for children of fallen post-9/11 servicemembers, disabled veterans with a 50 percent or higher VA rating.
The 2026 American Legion Legacy Scholarship application is open for eligible applicants.
The Legacy Scholarship is for the child of a parent who lost their lives while honorably serving on active military duty on or after 9/11, or the child of a post-9/11 veteran with a combined Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating of 50% or higher. It is a needs-based scholarship designed to fulfill a financial gap remaining after all federal and state educational grants/scholarships to an eligible applicant have been utilized.
The 2026-2027 tuition is capped at $29,920.95, which is the maximum amount the VA will pay out per academic year.
Eligible applicants can apply online here.
The scholarship is awarded for undergraduate study, graduate study and trade schools at an accredited institution of higher education. The Legacy Scholarship provides up to $20,000 for children of the fallen, and up to $5,000 for children of the disabled for higher learning. Recipients will have a year to use the grant and may reapply to 51³Ô¹Ï Legacy Scholarship up to six times.
The 2026 American Legion Legacy Scholarship recipients will be selected by 51³Ô¹Ï’s Committee on Youth Education during the organization’s annual Spring Meetings in May. All applicants, whether recipients of the Legacy Scholarship or not, will be notified immediately thereafter.
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