To honor the service of shipmates who served on either the USS PYRO AE-1 or AE-24 through the granting of scholarships to their descendants.
Background
The USS PYRO Scholarship Program was conceived and approved at the 2010 Annual Meeting; it was implemented in 2011 with the
objective of supporting the “Mission Statement” noted above. Since
inception and through 2018, 32 descendants of officers and sailors who served on either the USS PYRO AE-1 or AE-24 have been granted $1,000 scholarships.
Guidelines
Applicant must be accepted or enrolled as a full-time undergraduate
student at an accredited college or university or as a full-time student at an accredited trade or technical school.
Applicant must be the descendent (“relative”) of a living or deceased or USS PYRO AE-24.parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or great grandparent, including step-
parent and step-grandparent who served on either the USS PYRO AE-1
The “relative” must be a paid up member of the USS PYRO Association
for at least one year, unless deceased.
To be considered, a candidate must have filled out the application form and submitted it to the USS Pyro Scholarship Program Committee by April 1 of any given year. All applications will be reviewed by the USS PYRO Scholarship Program Committee to 1) insure all the
qualifications have been met and 2) to be ranked based on completeness,
quality of the content and need.
The Scholarship Grant will be $1,000 dollars. The Scholarship Grant is
submitted directly to the school or institution where the student is or will be attending school. The Scholarship Committee may make exceptions
to this rule, if needed, to address certain extraordinary circumstances.
Candidates can and are encouraged to submit applications for as many
years as they are attending school but must recognize that, when
necessary, priority may be given to first time applicants.
The number of candidates approved for a scholarship each year is
approved by the General Membership present at the USS Pyro
Association Annual Meeting and is largely dependent on the availability
of funds generated during and following the Annual Meeting.
Gifts to the Association for the Scholarship Fund are tax deductible
under IRS Code 501(c) (19). Funding is welcome any time of the year
and can be submitted directly to:
USS PYRO Association Treasurer
PO Box 40
Farmville, VA 23901
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