The HCBA Colonel Archer B. Battista Veterans Scholarship honors the legacy of Colonel Archer B. Battista. Applicants for this scholarship must be a veteran with an Honorable Discharge or a current member of the United States Military and must be admitted for the upcoming year to an accredited law school. The scholarship is based on merit and financial need.
Scholarship Details
- Supports veterans and active-duty military members pursuing a law degree
- Based on both merit and financial need
- Applications are accepted and reviewed twice each year
- Recipients must provide proof of law school enrollment before scholarship funds are released
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a veteran with an Honorable Discharge or a current member of the United States Military
- Must be admitted for the upcoming academic year to an accredited law school
- Must demonstrate both academic merit and financial need
Application Process
- Complete the scholarship application
- Provide a copy of your DD214 if you are a veteran or a copy of your military identification card if you are currently serving
- Write a personal statement between one and two pages describing your military service, career goals, interest in the legal profession, how the scholarship will support your legal education, how it will affect your ability to pay for law school, and any additional information you would like the committee to consider
- Submit the completed application and all required supporting documents during one of the scholarship application periods
- Wait for the scholarship committee to review applications and notify applicants of its decision by mail
- If selected, provide proof of enrollment in law school by September 1 for July application recipients or January 1 for November application recipients before scholarship funds are released
Colonel Archer B. Battista, USAFR (Ret.) had a deep love and devotion to the men and women who served in our armed forces. After thirty-three years of commissioned service as active duty and as a member of the United States Reserve Air Force, he retired in 2001 as a command pilot in the grade of Colonel. During his military career, he participated in over two hundred missions in the Vietnam War, for which he was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses and twenty Air Medals, and multiple missions to Saudi Arabia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
