Student Veterans of America
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Student Veterans of America (SVA), is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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Currently, SVA has over 490 chapters in 49 states, including Washington DC. SVA also accepted a challenge by the Clinton Global Initiative to expand to 500 chapters in all 50 states by May 2012. Now, SVA is diversifying our set of programs for quality assurance and maximum impact. Our scholarship programs focus on meeting the needs of 21st century demands by providing financial support to student veterans majoring in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering. With the decline in the economy and value of internships increasing, SVA has also launched the internship support program to provide financial incentives to student veterans accepting unpaid internships. We understand the value of internships and want to ensure veterans aren't deterred by a lack of financial support.
For more information regarding SVA, please visit www.studentveterans.org.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
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OVERVIEW
Today’s veterans face tremendous obstacles in their path of attaining a college degree. These challenges range from a missing sense of camaraderie to a lack of understanding by university faculty and peers. When coupled with the visible and invisible wounds of war, a college degree seems to be an elusive goal for men and women returning from military service. Student Veterans of America (SVA) makes that goal a reality.MISSION
To provide military veterans with the resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education and following graduation.IMPACT STATEMENT
Perhaps the most significant challenge facing student veterans is feeling like an outsider on a campus of 18-year-old “traditional” students. Not only are veterans typically older, but they have radically different life experiences and many are first-generation college students. A campus seemingly void of peers with shared experiences makes it even more difficult for a veteran to integrate into the normal flow of college life. SVA chapters are the “boots on the ground” that help veterans overcome such challenges. Each is a local student organization run by and for student veterans. In fact, 61% of respondents in a RAND study rated the support they received from fellow veterans as “quite or extremely helpful to the pursuit of their educational goals.” Social interactions within each chapter are a major component of that success.Currently, SVA has over 490 chapters in 49 states, including Washington DC. SVA also accepted a challenge by the Clinton Global Initiative to expand to 500 chapters in all 50 states by May 2012. Now, SVA is diversifying our set of programs for quality assurance and maximum impact. Our scholarship programs focus on meeting the needs of 21st century demands by providing financial support to student veterans majoring in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering. With the decline in the economy and value of internships increasing, SVA has also launched the internship support program to provide financial incentives to student veterans accepting unpaid internships. We understand the value of internships and want to ensure veterans aren't deterred by a lack of financial support.
For more information regarding SVA, please visit www.studentveterans.org.