CAPT Henry J. Nyland, USN (ret.)Career and Technical Education Scholarship

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 [email protected].   
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.