Pat Tillman Foundation

IN 2002, PAT TILLMAN PROUDLY PUT HIS NFL CAREER WITH THE ARIZONA CARDINALS ON HOLD TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ESTABLISHED THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION FOLLOWING PATS DEATH IN APRIL 2004 WHILE SERVING WITH THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. CREATED TO HONOR PATS LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE, THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES THROUGH ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPSBUILDING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO SERVICE TO OTHERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION, VISIT WWW.PATTILLMANFOUNDATION.ORG. FOUNDED IN 2008, THE TILLMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR NATIONS ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES BY INVESTING IN THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COVERS DIRECT STUDY-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES, BOOKS AND LIVING EXPENSES, FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE DEGREES AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, U.S.-BASED ACC