Hometown Heroes Scholarship Application

The Hometown Heroes Project in Alliance, Ohio outwardly expresses appreciation to the hometown men and women who have served and are currently serving in the United States military. Hometown Hero banners hang proudly along Alliance’s major city streets honoring soldiers in uniform with their names and service dates. Banners are available for those honorably discharged, active duty, reserves, National Guard, POWs, and KIAs from the greater Alliance area.

In July 2022, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Project established a Hometown Heroes Scholarship Fund.  A Hometown Heroes one time $1,000 Scholarship is available to all seniors of a veteran or active duty, National Guard, and Reserves parent or guardian residing in and graduating from Alliance, Marlington, Sebring, West Branch School Districts.  St. Thomas Aquinas seniors may apply if they reside in one of the above four school districts.  The applicant must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, career technical school or equivalent. 

To apply for this award, please submit the following:
1. A completed and signed application form
2. A copy of your transcript
3. A copy of college, university, or trade school acceptance letter on letterhead with ID number
4. Honorable Discharge: A copy of parent or guardian’s Form DD214 or Active Duty: A copy of parent or guardian’s Military ID.
5. One school staff reference letter on school letterhead
6. One personal reference letter (non-school personnel)
7. A 100-word or more essay explaining why you should be awarded this scholarship and your life and career goals

In order to be considered, all of the above materials must be received on or before March 15th.

Thank you for your interest and good luck.

The application process is restricted to high school seniors intending to pursue studies, upon graduation, at an accredited college, university, career technical school or equivalent. The following information is required for the confidential use of the selection committee. In order to be considered, all questions must be answered before the application is submitted.

If your submission was successful, you will receive a confirmation email from the Greater Alliance Foundation. If you do not receive it, please reach out to us at info@greateralliancefoundation.org or call 330-823-8560.

As a community foundation committed to fairness and transparency, the Greater Alliance Foundation understands that applicants may choose AI tools to support their scholarship applications. Please note that all our applications are reviewed by a team of local volunteers. These reviewers do not use AI in their evaluation process. They are looking for thoughtful, personal, and authentic responses. Applicants who take the time to share their individual stories, perspectives and genuine voices typically stand out and are more successful.