Civilian Marksmanship scholarship

Members of the Big Red Rifles: I want to make you aware of a scholarship opportunity that you may consider as seniors applying for college.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program offers $1000 scholarships to rising college freshmen who have, as high school students, participated in competitive rifle.  Please use this link to look at the CMP webpage that describes the program: http://www.odcmp.org/0913/default.asp?page=SCHOLARSHIPS

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has released applications for its annual scholarship program for the 2014-2015 Freshman college year. The CMP offers $1,000 one-year scholarships based on merit and rifle or pistol marksmanship affiliation to current high school seniors.

CMP presented 169 scholarships last year for the 2013-2014 school year, including an applicant with a perfect score, awarded for the first time in the scholarship’s existence. Recipients hailed from JROTC schools, 4-H groups and other shooting clubs. Since 2005, CMP has awarded over $1 million in scholarship prizes.

Eligibility requirements for CMP scholarships are:

Be a U.S. Citizen.
Be of good moral character.
Have achieved a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Be a graduating high school senior.
Demonstrate acceptance to a university, college or trade school leading to a diploma or trade certification.
Qualified for CMP JROTC Service Championships.                                                    
                               OR
Demonstrate rifle or pistol marksmanship competition experience.
If you are planning on enrolling in a Military Academy you are not eligible.
Applicants must provide past and present rifle or pistol competition history, list of awards and involvements and future expectations for the sport. Those interested must also provide academic information such as GPA, test scores and a list of activities. An official transcript must also be provided.

The deadline for application submission is March 20, 2014. Scholarships may be used to pursue post-secondary education or vocational programs for the upcoming school year.

Applications and more information can be found at http://www.thecmp.org/competitions/Scholarships.htm. For specific questions, please contact Kathy Williams at 419-635-2141, ext. 1109 or email kwilliams@thecmp.org.