Zonta Service Foundation - Grateful Nation Scholarship

The Grateful Nation Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has served in one of the armed
branches of the U.S. military since September 10, 2001 and has received an honorable or general under
honorable discharge from the service; has completed at least 18 semester hours or 27 quarter
hours of academic courses at an accredited institution; and who has a minimum GPA of 2.50 and
is enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits.
Preference given to a female veteran.

Priority of Consideration
1. Member of a unit that deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan or was sent individually to Iraq or
Afghanistan, and was awarded one of the following medals:
• Prior to April 30, 2005, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• After May 1, 2005, the Iraq Campaign Medal or the Afghanistan Campaign Medal
• If an Air Force veteran who was not awarded one of the two above medals, has
orders showing TDY (temporary duty assignment) to an assignment in Iraq or
Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi
Freedom (OIF)
2. Rated by the Veterans Administration to have a service-connected disability rating of 10
percent or greater.
3. Honorable completed initial service contract.
4. An un-remarried spouse of a soldier who died while on Active Duty since September 10, 2001.

Special consideration will be given to a veteran who meets the above-mentioned qualifications
and has been awarded one of the following citations:
Purple Heart
Commendation Medal with V device
Bronze Star with V device
Silver Star
Combat Action Badge
Combat Medics Badge
All medals and time in service will be verified by a DD214 or a DD215.