COMMONWEALTH CHALLENGE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
1. OBJECTIVE AND INTENT.
The Virginia National Guard Commonwealth ChalleNGe Program sponsors a scholarship program. This scholarship program is designed to encourage graduates in the Post-Residential Phase of the program to pursue their education in an institution of higher learning.
Purpose: To create state and national interest in the Commonwealth ChalleNGe Program, to provide moral and financial support to the Program and to cooperate with the Program Director and the Adjutant General of the Virginia National Guard in carrying out the Program.
The mentor serves as a role model, friend and advocate to a cadet for at least fourteen (14) months. The cadet shares the responsibilities for the relationship with the mentor and is accountable for progress toward his/her Life Plan.
WHAT IS REQUIRED OF A MENTOR?
Please send you Monthly Mentor Report to one of the following Case Managers:
Mr. Myron C. James
Post-Residential Coordinator
P: 757-491-5932, ext. 240
1-800-796-6472, ext 240
E-mail: myron.james@dma.virginia.gov
Mentor Application
Click on the Mentor Application link below to download the entire PDF Mentor Application. Be sure read, print, and complete ALL pages.
Mentor Application (PDF)
Completed applications should be mailed to:
Post Residential Coordinator
Virginia Commonwealth ChalleNGe
P.O. Box 7510
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23458-7510
Dear Mentor Applicant:
Each year, 14,000 Virginia youths leave high school before graduating. In today's society, a young adult without a high school education is seriously at risk of never succeeding in a high tech world where the demand for better trained individuals increases daily. A mentor, such as yourself, can truly make a difference in the life of an "at-risk" youth.
As a mentor, you will be responsible for helping your cadet attain his/her
