TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN), in partnership with the nonprofit Student Veterans of
America (SVA), is now accepting applications for the 2016 Raytheon
Patriot Scholarship. Two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to student
veterans under this educational program, which honors those who
served in the U.S. Army. The first such scholarships were awarded
this past May.
The Raytheon Patriot Scholarship, which carries the name of the
company's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, is designed to
help returning soldiers achieve educational goals that can lead to
success in their civilian lives. The scholarships are awarded to
Army student veterans pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree
at an accredited university.
Army veterans interested in the annual Raytheon Patriot
Scholarship can apply on the Student Veterans of America website.
The application process will remain open until April 4, 2016.
"The Raytheon Patriot Scholarship is our way of honoring Army
student veterans for their service, by helping them make a
successful transition from active military service to civilian
life," said Ralph Acaba, vice
president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense for Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems.
Raytheon and SVA joined forces in November, 2012, with a shared
mission: to provide military veterans the resources, support and
advocacy needed to succeed in higher education. Such empowerment
helps our nation's veterans find success in their post-service
lives, and helps to develop a generation of professionals who
already understand the importance of leadership, discipline and
perseverance.
The Raytheon Patriot Scholarship is the latest in a series of
scholarship initiatives launched by Raytheon and SVA.
About Global Patriot Solutions
Raytheon's Global
Patriot Solutions is the most advanced portfolio of air and missile
defense technologies in the world, providing comprehensive
protection against a full range of advanced threats, including
aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned
aerial vehicles. Continually upgraded and enhanced with the latest
technology, Patriot serves as the air and missile defense
foundation for nations around the globe.
About Student Veterans of America
SVA is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit coalition of 1200+ student veteran organizations
representing 440,000 veterans in higher education. SVA's mission is
to provide military veterans with the resources, support, and
advocacy to ease veteran and active military students' transition
into higher education and leverage military experience to launch
successful careers in high-demand fields. For more information,
visit us at www.studentveterans.org and follow us on
Twitter @studentvets.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the
world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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samantha.l.sullivan@raytheon.com
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