Our Marine Corps League Detachment is a veteran organization comprised of Honorably Discharged Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and Associates. Our mission includes assisting veterans, their families, and the community. We are offering four (4) $1000.00 scholarships to graduating seniors from any high school in Terrebonne Parish.

To qualify, the applicant will need to meet the following requirements:

1. 1. The applicant must be planning on attending a college, community college, technical college, or trade school beginning in the fall semester year 2025 and have an acceptance letter from the institution they will be attending.
2. 2. The applicant must be an immediate family member of an Honorably Discharged veteran of any branch of the United States Military. Family members include parents, stepparents, grandparents, sibling, stepsibling, aunt/uncle, or any foster/adopted family member described above.
3. 3. The applicant must have a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 grading scale.
4. 4. The applicant must submit an essay of no less than five hundred words which must include your veteran family member, how their service has impacted your life, and how you plan to become a productive member of society emphasizing how you have demonstrated values such as respect, patriotism, attitude, and self-discipline.

Applicants are required to submit essays, acceptance letter, cover sheet, and transcripts digitally by midnight May 1, 2025. The Marine Corps League Detachment Scholarship Committee will judge all essays and choose the winners. The winners will be notified after committee selection process is complete. The applicant should provide their name, contact information, and the name of the school they are graduating from on a cover sheet.

Send all documents to Email: mcl475@yahoo.com

If you have any questions, please contact Tim Neal at Tneal.NSR@Gmail.com.

• Tim Neal – Scholarship Committee Chairman
• Sammy Marcel – Scholarship Committee Co-Chairman

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