top of page

Historic Preservation & Scholarships

GAR Medal

GAR Living Memorial Scholarship Application

Note: Only the Revised 2023 (see date on bottom right hand side) will be accepted for the 202 awards. If older versions of this application are submitted they will not be accepted and will be destroyed. Due date is June 1, 2025. 

duvs medal

 duvs Scholarship Application

Note: Only the Revised August 2023 (see date on bottom right hand side) will be accepted for the 2025 awards. If older versions of this application are submitted they will not be accepted and will be destroyed. 

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Preservationist Medal

Historic Preservation

Eligible projects include, but are not limited to the preservation/conservation of cemeteries, grave sites, monuments, statutes, artifacts, relics, historical documents, manuscripts and landmarks related to the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865.

Additional Opportunities 

  • United States Military Academies Awards Program

  • Volunteer Services at Veterans Medical Centers, Homes and Hospitals

  • Maintaining a free public Civil War Museum in Springfield, IL

  • Projects to help preserve Civil War battlefields, historic sites, and monuments

  • Observing and participating in ceremonies on National and local holidays

bottom of page