Military Scholarships

How to Apply

Eligibility and application information for the LHS Memorial Scholarship for certificate students

The Louis H. Schilt Memorial Scholarship program offers an excellent opportunity for injured veterans or their spouses to get their start in a graphic design or Web design career. Sessions College awards scholarships in the Louis H. Schilt Memorial Scholarship program in the fall, spring, and summer. Students selected for the program will receive:

*In order to keep the software packages awarded by the program, students are expected to maintain satisfactory academic progress and complete their programs within 10 months.

Who Is Eligible

The Louis H. Schilt Memorial Scholarship is open to physically or mentally wounded U.S. servicemembers or their spouses. The scholarship is intended to benefit servicemembers who have undergone a life-changing experience as a result of a physical or mental injury. A life-changing experience is one that prevents you from returning to the life you knew, and challenges you to redefine yourself.

Candidates will apply for the scholarship by writing a personal statement about their service experience and injury and a creative essay. Both written components will be judged by the scholarship awards committee. Candidates will need to submit copies of injury documentation (physical or mental) and must be over 18 years old and able to provide evidence of attaining a high school diploma, GED, or college degree.

Applicants will be selected based on evidence presented in their personal statement and their creative essay. Additional consideration will be given to ability to benefit based on prior academic achievement. Awards are made without regard to financial status, race, creed, religious preference, or sex.

Want to learn about success stories from scholarship recipients? Read about previous scholarship winners and view interviews and student work samples.

Application Process

All applicants to the Louis H. Schilt Memorial Military Scholarship for certificate students must complete each step by the next program deadline of April 30th in order to apply for May classes. If you are seeking an active-duty scholarship for degree students, visit the degree scholarships page to apply.

  1. Write a brief account of your military service (no more than 500 words) and explain how your injury was incurred.

  2. Write a creative essay (no more than 500 words) explaining either: "Why I want to enter the graphic design field" or "Why I want to enter the Web design field." (Applicants can choose either graphic design or Web design scholarships.)

  3. Submit your essays along with your personal/demographic information, and confirmation of your eligibility for the program, in the online program application form.

  4. Provide copies of your injury documentation (physical or mental) via fax or email attachment.

Important Conditions

  1. All information submitted as part of this scholarship application will be private and confidential and not shared with any third party. Information relating to each applicant's medical history will be destroyed after scholarship recipients are selected.

  2. Upon acceptance to the program, all scholarship recipients (including spouses) will be expected to provide the school with copies of a high school diploma, GED, or college transcript prior to their admission to the program.

  3. Applicants for the program must be able to commit 10 hours per week to studying graphic or Web design online. Applicants must not be enrolled another course or program during the period in which they are applying to study because this will likely conflict with their Sessions coursework.

  4. All four components of the scholarship application must be received by the application deadline.

Application Submission Guidelines

Step 1. Scholarship Application

The scholarship application form for the Louis H. Schilt Memorial Military Scholarship must be completed online. The application form will require you to enter your personal/demographic information, confirm your eligibility for the program, and submit a brief personal statement and a creative essay. Since both essays will be submitted in online the application form, you may wish to write your essays in a word processing program before beginning the application.

  1. Personal Statement. The purpose of the personal statement is to provide a brief account of your military service and explain how your injury was incurred. Since the scholarship is designed for severely injured veterans, your statement should describe why your injury was a life-changing experience.

  2. Creative Essay. The purpose of the creative essay is to help the selection committee assess your ability to benefit from taking a Web-based program in graphic or Web design. The program is designed for creative students who have good computer and communication skills, and either some basic art/design skill or a passion for the visual arts. Depending on your choice of program, your essay should describe either: "Why I want to enter the graphic design field" or "Why I want to enter the Web design field."

  3. Artwork. Submission of your prior artwork is not required, but you are welcome to submit up to three art/design works as scanned attachments to . The works should be sent as attachments to one email and titled: "[Your Name]: Submission of work."

  4. Nominating your spouse. If you wish to nominate your spouse for the scholarship program, he or she must complete the online application on his/her own behalf, including personal statement and creative essay, as well as submit your injury documentation in step 2.

Begin the online application

Step 2. Injury Documentation

Once your application form is complete, you should submit evidence of your injury documentation.

Veterans: Submit copies of DD-214 forms to verify your Certificate of Release of Discharge from Active Duty. This will verify your armed service record. Active Servicemembers: Provide copies of your government ID card with a valid expiration date to verify that you are currently in the Armed Forces. If you have a physical injury, please submit copies of medical records and/or awards to verify the nature of your injury.

If you have a mental injury, please submit copies of medical records showing that you have pursued a course of medical treatment or therapy for your injury. Copies of documents may be faxed to 1-800-392-4217 or emailed as scanned attachments to . Social security numbers may be redacted (blanked out) if desired. Please include your full name and "Injury documentation" in the title of your fax or email.

Please note: All submissions to this scholarship program will be treated as private and confidential, and not disclosed to any third party. All official and medical records used to verify program admissions will be destroyed after scholarship winners are selected.

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