AER 2011 Annual Report - Army Emergency Relief

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Scholarships
In 2011, Army Emergency Relief awarded 3,181 scholarships, totaling $6.2 million to dependent children.
The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program provides up to four years of college scholarships for children of
Soldiers on active duty or retired. Since 1997, AER has helped children of Soldiers attend college by
awarding 35,434 scholarships worth $62.9 million.
Scholarships are normally awarded based on three criteria; financial need, grade point average and
leadership. In 2011, the average Ursano Scholarship award was $1,880. The children of Soldiers who die
while on active duty are automatically granted the maximum award which was $3,000 in 2011.
AER also awarded scholarships totaling $79,833 under the Pentagon Victims’ Scholarship Fund which was
established to provide undergraduate education assistance for children of Soldiers killed or severely
wounded in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
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Scholarships Awarded
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