Adm. James B. Osborn Memorial Scholarship

The Admiral James B. Osborn Memorial Scholarship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James B. Osborn and is funded by the Charleston Base Submarine Veterans Inc. Admiral Osborn was selected to command our Navy's first ballistic missile launching submarine, the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON SSBN 598. Two years later, in July 1960, this submarine launched the first POLARIS missile from below the ocean surface off Cape Canaveral.

The scholarship will be awarded to a High School senior who demonstrates a familial relationship with a submarine qualified individual who is a member of United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. The applicant must show acceptance to a 2- or 4-year post-secondary institution. Applicants must demonstrate both scholastic proficiency and participation in extra-curricular activities that benefit either their school or community. The Scholarship will be disbursed as a one-time minimum $1000 award payable to the recipient.