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Walter Gore Memorial Scholarship

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association
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About the Scholarship

Opens: 2/1/2025
Closes: 4/1/2025

Walter Gore Memorial Scholarship recognizes and rewards, with college scholarships, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) or the Coast Guard Enlisted Association (CGEA) who submit outstanding essays.

Win up to
$500
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • This competition is open to Coast Guard personnel who have been members of the CPOA or CGEA for at least 1 year, regardless of age.
  • Applicants must be attending or planning to attend a college, university, or vocational school.
  • They must submit an essay, up to 500 words, on a topic that changes annually; recently, students were asked whether the U.S. Coast Guard construct a nuclearpowered fleet of icebreakers in order to maintain a continuous year-round presence in the Arctic.
  • The authors of essays judged most outstanding receive these scholarships.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    Armed Service Branch
    Coast Guard
    Armed Service Status
    Veteran, Active Duty
    Activities
    Writing Nonfiction
    Affiliations
    U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association, Coast Guard Enlisted Association

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