Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart is pleased to announce two scholarship opportunities for college bound students---Chapter 776's Central Florida Community College (CFCC) Endowed Scholarship and the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) Scholarship for Academic Year 2010/2011.

Chapter 776's CFCC Endowed Scholarship for Academic Year 2010/2011 awards up to $500 to an applicant accepted or enrolled at CFCC as a full time student (12 or more semester credit hours).  Chapter 776 scholarship information and application is available on this web site or by calling 352-382-3847.  Chapter 776 must receive scholarship applications no later than 5 p.m. February 26, 2010.

The MOPH Scholarship for Academic Year 2010/2011 awards $3,000 to a member of the MOPH; a spouse or widow of a MOPH member; a veteran killed in action or died of wounds; a direct descendant (child, step-child, adopted child, grandchild, great grandchild) of a member of MOPH, a veteran killed in action or a veteran who died of wounds before having the opportunity to become a MOPH member.  Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and be accepted or enrolled as a full time student (12 semester credit hours or 18 quarter hours) at a U.S. college or trade school.  Scholarship applications must be received at MOPH Headquarters in Springfield, Virginia no later than 5 p.m. February 16, 2010.  MOPH scholarship information and application can be obtained by visiting the MOPH Web site at www.purpleheart.org.