MG Benjamin J. Butler Scholarship Award

The Association of the Century has established the following criteria for administering and awarding the MG Benjamin J. Butler Scholarship Award.

Award Criteria

Effective January 1, 2008, The Association of the Century (AOC) has established the following criteria for administering the MG Benjamin J. Butler “Century Division” Scholarship Program.

Nominations/applications for scholarship grants may be submitted for or by qualified individuals who are pursuing a four-year degree program at an accredited college or university. One or more scholarship grants may be made annually from the MG Benjamin J. Butler “Century Division” Scholarship Fund (hereinafter “Fund”) which is managed by The Community Foundation of Louisville ( hereinafter “Foundation”)

Scholarship assistance from the Fund shall be used to help defray the full cost or any portion of the cost of any or all of the following: (1) tuition; (2) books; (3) academic fees; (4) room and board expenses for housing made available through the educational institution; and (5) any equipment purchased through the university. Each grant will be at least $1,000 and will be made payable to the educational institution. All grants will be awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis per the Scholarship Endowment Fund Agreement with The Community Foundation of Louisville.

Eligibility for consideration is based on the following guidelines and will be validated by the AOC initial selection committee:

1. Must be an active, retired or former member of the United States Army 100th Infantry Division or any of its successor designations, including, but not limited to, the 100th Division (Training) or its successor designations or be a direct lineal descendant of one of the forgoing individuals.

2. Nominated individual must be in the senior year of high school or a high school graduate and must have been accepted for admission to an institution of higher education. Applicants must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

After having met the above requirements, the selection committee established by the Foundation will make the final selection of the winning applicant/applicants based upon (1) demonstrated financial need; (2) qualities of good citizenship and patriotism, as indicated by community service, leadership positions, and/or letters of recommendation; (3) other letters of recommendation; and (4) demonstrated academic excellence.

3. The following documentation, as applicable, must be included in the applicant’s nominating packet:

American College Test (ACT) Score and/or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Score
Grade Point Average (GPA) (include High School Transcript)
Membership in National Honor Societies
Honors and Awards Received
Membership in Junior ROTC
Extra Curricular Activities, Community Activities and/or Military Achievement
A typed essay of 250 words on “How This Scholarship Will Help Me Achieve My Goals” signed by the applicant.

Nominating packets for eligible individuals must be sent to The Association of the Century, Inc., Attn: “Century Division” Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 34393, Louisville, KY 40232 not later than May 1st of the year of consideration. Scholarship applications are available from the AOC’s web site at www.the-century.org or from the March 2008 issue of the Century Sentinel newsletter and include the required documentation listed in paragraph 3 above.

Download application here.