R 221827Z JUN 12

ALCOAST 301/12
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: COAST GUARD FOUNDATION ENLISTED RESERVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
2012-2013
1. COMDT (CG-13) is pleased to announce the application period for
the Coast Guard Foundation Enlisted Reserve Scholarships. The Coast
Guard Foundation is awarding six 1,000 dollar scholarships to
enlisted Coast Guard reservists or their dependents for the 2012-2013
academic year.
2. Applicants must:
    a. Be an enlisted Coast Guard reservist (SELRES or IRR) or their
dependent. Dependents must be registered in the Defense Enrollment
Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) under their Coast Guard Reserve
sponsor to be eligible.
    b. Be enrolled in or accepted by an accredited institution in a
program leading to a college degree (associates, bachelors, masters,
or doctorate), or a two or four year course of study at an accredited
technical or vocational training school.
    c. Maintain the minimum grade point average required by their
institution to remain in degree or certificate status.
    d. Be pursuing their first associates, bachelors, masters, or
doctoral degree or technical/vocational certificate.
3. Scholarship applications shall consist of:
    a. A signed one page cover letter attesting to the eligibility of
the applicant per the requirements listed in paragraph 2 above. If
the applicant is a dependent, their sponsor must also sign the
letter. Include contact phone numbers, email and mailing addresses of
both the applicant and the sponsor.
    b. A one page typed essay on: How my or my sponsor's service in
the Coast Guard Reserve has contributed to my success.
    c. An official transcript from the educational institution
attended during the 2011-2012 academic year. If the applicant did not
attend classes during the 2011-2012 academic year, submit a
transcript from the last educational institution attended. The
transcript must be mailed or emailed in PDF format by the educational
institution to POC in paragraph 7. Transcripts must be received NLT
18JUL12.
4. Email application package to POC in paragraph 7. Do not submit
paper copies. Application packages must be received NLT 18JUL12.
5. The Coast Guard Foundation will select scholarship winners and
COMDT (CG-13) will announce the winners via ALCOAST by the end of
August 2012.
6. Additional scholarship information can be found at
http://www.uscg.mil/reserve/awards.
7. POC: LTJG Stephen Cheng, COMDT (CG-1313), Phone: (202) 475-5459,
Email: Stephen.C.Cheng(at)uscg.mil, Mailing Address: COMDT (CG-1313),
U.S. Coast Guard, Attn: LTJG Stephen Cheng, 2100 Second Street S.W.
Stop 7801, Washington, DC 20593-7801.
8. RADM S. E. Day, Acting Director of Reserve and Military Personnel,
sends.
9. Internet release authorized.