Good afternoon,   
With the close of the foundation scholarship process for two and four-year colleges, we are happy to announce the opening of the scholarship process for the CAPT Henry J. Nyland, USN (ret.)Career and Technical Education Scholarship. Any questions can be directed to scholarships@seacadets.org.   
Application Deadline: Midnight (PST) May 15th, 2022  
Application Submission Link  
Reference Submission Link

Eligibility Criteria  

1. Applicant must be enrolled as a Sea Cadet having attained the rate of at least E3 and remained enrolled through at least May 15th of their senior year of high school.  Applicant must have completed a high school diploma with at least a 2.0 GPA.
   
   
2. Interest in attending and enrolling in a Career and Technical Education program leading to a certificate or associates degree in one of the following areas:

• Health Sciences
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
• Manufacturing
• Logistics
• Hospitality
• Agriculture
• Construction
• Maritime 
• Law enforcement/fire protection
• Or any other like programs, or trade school disciplines i.e. HVAC, electrical, plumbing, culinary arts, EMT, etc  incurring cost to the cadet.

1. The certificate or degree granting institution (e.g. Community College, trade school or other certificate granting institution)) must be a regionally accredited institution in good standing with the accrediting body.

Scholarship  

1. Three (3) Sea Cadets will be selected to receive an award of $1,000 each to attend a Career and Technical Education program. The funds may be used to for tuition, fees, books and supplies. Funds will be disbursed directly to the educational institution.
2. 100% of the award will be disbursed to the institution upon receipt of an acceptance letter from the certificate or program granting institution acknowledging enrollment of the cadet into the program. If the cadet leaves the institution prior to the end of the first semester they will be required to reimburse the scholarship fund for 50% of the award received.

Application Supporting Materials  

1. Cadets will be required to complete the application in its entirety.
2. Cadets must have one letter of recommendation from a teacher, school administrator, guidance counselor or instructor outside of the immediate home-schooled family in support of their application.
3. Cadets must have one letter of recommendation from their Unit CO.

We are excited to share information about the U.S. Coast Guard's Summer Academy Introduction MIssion (AIM) program. There are two town hall information sessions being held to learn more about it: tonight, 07 APR and next week, 12 APR. See message below to register for those information sessions.  
Please note the deadline to apply is 15 APR. **IMPORTANT** information: AIM is a two-part application process, step one - cadets need to apply directly with the USCGA using the link in the announcement below, and step two - cadets also need to apply internally with USNSCC using this link, https://usnavalseacadet.formstack.com/forms/uscg_aim_application . If cadets have already been accepted into the AIM program for 2022, they still need to register in Magellan for the corresponding trainings, which can be found in the Parent Portal (for parents), on Homeport (for cadets), or in Magellan (for volunteers).  

AIM Application Submission Deadline is April 15th - Act Fast!
  
Greetings from New London, CT, home of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy!  
  
We're excited aboutyourinterest in the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy, and we want to help you in any way we can.Since you've already started your application to ourAcademy Introduction Mission (AIM)summer program, this is a reminder that the only way to be eligible for selection is to submit an application! The AIM application deadline (April 15th) is approaching quickly, so we're checking in to make sure you have everything you need to get your application submitted on time.  
  
TheCGA Admissions Teamis standingat the readyto assist you, answer any questions, and guide you through the application process. Please contact your regionalAdmissions Officerorreply directly to this email with questions.  

Key Dates:
• April 15th: AIM Application Submission Deadline
• May 6th: AIM Decisions Released  
  
Virtual AIM Town Hall:  
We highly encourage you to attend an upcoming virtual AIM town hall meeting, where we will discuss the AIM program, application process, and answer all your questions! Use the links below to attend:  
• April 7th, 7-8pm Eastern Time:Click here to join the meeting
• April 12th, 7-8pm Eastern Time:Click here to join the meeting  

Application Notes:
• In order to submit your application, all you need to provide is yourbasic personal and school information, apersonal statement, and thecontact information for your school counselor. We would also like a copy of yourhigh school transcript(can be an unofficial copy). Once you have those items, hitSUBMITand then you can complete the remaining items afterward.  
  
•Once you submit your application, work with your counselor to upload a letter of recommendation.  
  
•If you are having trouble uploading documents, you can send them to ourAIM email inboxfor processing.  
  
•All other requirements, instructions, and deadlinescan be found in yourBears Den Accountor on ourwebsite.  
  
•Contact your regionalAdmissions Officerfor any special needs you may have.  

You took the first step of showing your interest in theU.S. Coast Guard Academy. Now we encourage you to finish the process! We look forward to helping you in any way we can.