Lt. General Wade Hampton
Scholarship
Requirements
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In order to preserve and
maintain an appreciation of the heritage and history of the Confederate
States of America, a scholarship of five hundred dollars will
be awarded to a local area high school senior by Camp 71 Sons
of Confederate Veterans. All high school seniors in private, parochial
or public schools are eligible and are invited to apply.
Applicants must:
Complete the application
in their own handwriting.
Write and essay of five
to seven pages, prepared on a word processor using double spaced
lines and printed on a printer. The subject must be, "Why
Southern Heritage is important to me". Sources should be
listed at the end of the essay.
Submit three letters of
recommendation. One must be from the student's pastor. The second
recommendation must be from an educator who may be teacher, counselor,
or school administrator. The third recommendation must be from
someone who can relate information on the student's civic responsibilities
or positive community action.
Be accepted by and use
the scholarship in a post-secondary institution in any of the
following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas or
Tennessee.
Submit the application,
essay, and recommendations to the senior counselor who is to complete
the counselor section of the application and forward the entire
packet to the following address.
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Scholarship Committee
P. O. Box 1477
Pickens, SC 29671
The scholarship committee
of the 2nd SC Regiment Pickens Camp # 71, Sons of Confederate
Veterans will determine the recipient of the scholarship based
on the application, the essay, and the letters of recommendation.
The committee must receive all applications before April 30. | 
Sons of Confederate Veterans