2) IRAQI SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES - See Below

Military/Veterans Educational Foundation (MilVets) wishes to establish an educational scholarship program for the surviving loved ones of military service men or women who have lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. The intent and award guidelines for this educational scholarship program are outlined below:

INTENT: The intent of the educational scholarship is to honor the memory of US service men or women who have given up their lives in military service to this country. The deceased service man or woman is being honored by granting to designated loved ones a 529 College Savings Plan or other grant structure, as determined by MilVets, to be used by that loved ones for post-secondary education.

	The funds granted shall be used for post-secondary educational expenses only. The funds may be used for any purposes in the pursuit of a post-secondary education. These expenditures may include (but not be limited to) tuition, fees, books, room and board, and educational materials.
	Post-secondary education shall include associates, bachelor, or graduate degrees; technical or vocational training; apprenticeship programs; and other types of training, including work-study programs.
	The amount and terms of the scholarship grant will be established totally at the discretion of MilVets or any representative to whom MilVets may delegate the administration of the program. All decisions made by MilVets or its designated representative shall be final and made with whatever criteria it deems appropriate regardless of what actions or decisions may have been take in the past or are taken in the future. All decisions by MilVets or its designated representative shall be final.
	The existence or lack of existence of such a contemplated educational scholarship at any time past, present, or future shall not give any party any right or entitlement to such a scholarship unless explicitly granted to that party by MilVets or its designated representative.

AWARD GUIDELINES: The criteria used by MilVets or its designated representative may be changed at any time without prior notice or announcement. MilVets shall not be obligated at any time to publish or otherwise make known the criteria or guidelines used to award such educational scholarships. It may at its own discretion, however, publish its then current guidelines in any form, media, or venue it so chooses. The Trustees of MilVets shall review the program at least annually to determine whether to continue the program, the size of any educational scholarships to be awarded, and the guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for such scholarship. Past decisions by the Trustees of MilVets shall have no binding effect on any current or future decisions by the Trustees.

	Scholarships shall be awarded in honor of any man or woman dying in the prior year from wounds or injuries suffered while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq as a member of the U.S. Army, U.S.Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, or U.S. Navy.
	At the time of death, the deceased shall not have been under any indictment or conviction for a major breech of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as may be amended from time to time.

Death of the deceased shall have been from physical wounds or injuries that actually were occurred while on duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, regardless of whether caused by hostile action, accident, or disease.

The scholarship shall be awarded to the person or persons selected by the Next of Kin designated in the deceased’s military records. MilVets shall have no obligation to investigate or consider the validity of the deceased’s designated Next of Kin. MilVets and its designated representative shall incur no liability if a scholarship is granted to a person selected by the Next of Kin, who is later discovered not to be the legal Next of Kin of the deceased.

The deceased must have been a resident of Central Ohio prior to joining the US military. Central Ohio shall include all communities located in Delaware, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.

The recipient of the educational scholarship shall sign an affidavit affirming that they will use the funds received only for post-secondary educational expenses and comply with all conditions established by the IRS for the 529 College Savings Plans. If it is subsequently reveal that the recipient has not used the funds for post-secondary educational expenses, they shall be obligated to return that portion of the funds not spent on post-secondary educational expenses. MilVets, at its sole discretion, shall determine what actions shall be taken to recover any such improper use of funds.