The Buffalo Soldiers & Troopers M/C of Alabama, Birmingham Chapter announces its 2010 Joseph "AceOutlaw" Hill Memorial Scholarship Awards. The scholarship awards a total of $2,000.00 (one male and one female) in Birmingham and the surrounding Metro area high schools. If only one Scholarship is awarded, he / she will be awarded $1500.00. These Scholarships may be used at any Higher Educational Institution of their choice.
Students will be selected for the scholarships based on the following criteria:
1) Academic achievement: minimum 2.5 GPA (official school transcript) 2) Financial need 3) Contribution to school and community 4) Acceptance to a degree granting institution 5) Two letters of recommendation 6) An interview
Applicants must complete and submit a two page (minimum, do not exceed three pages) typewritten (double-spaced), essay on one of the following topics:
1) The 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments (one or both of the regiments) 2) My Career Goal and My Achievement Plan 3) Barriers and Enhancements to my Educational Experience