Also, have your student check with that local group for their criteria about how & when they will be issuing the scholarship money to your student.
I am the local Council PTA President for our school district. All of our individual units does present scholarship(s) to our graduating seniors every year and all scholarship money are issued by our council treasurer. Our criteria for all recipients is to present an official letter from their university as proof they are enrolled in their school to our treasurer. The treasurer will issue the check in the student's name. Pretty much all of our local organizations & bussinesses does the same thing (issuing their scholarship in the student's name). Over the years, I have seen students receiving their scholarship before July 1. Also, I have seen students not depositing their check until they were in their second semester. Two years ago, we had a senior who applied for the local scholarships, after he receive his appointmentship, to help offset his CGA tutition & future use. He did receive scholarship money from our local organizations.
If your criteria is like laxmom4boys, you should put the money in your student's personal bank account for future use because cadets will need more money for future school supply & books,etc... during their 4 years at CGA.
My3luv1
*Hopeful mom to a future CGA cadet for the Class of 2015 & proud sister for over 22 years to AMT 1st Class PO at Coast Guard Station ALC