The Sponsor Program pairs cadets with families who provide support, friendship and learning beyond the Academy environment as well as the comforts of a home away from home. The program is structured to give cadets exposure to the local area and, when possible, to a different view of the unique military community. This helps make cadets' integration into the military easier and more effective. Families can provide a relaxed learning environment that the Academy cannot. The time commitment and contact between cadet sponsor family and cadet are individual choices.

Cadet sponsor materials are available at the top of the Section Links menu at right, and instructions are below. If you have further questions please direct them to Erika Lund, 860-701-6119.

Class of 2014 Sponsor Information

First-time sponsors:

1. Please see that you meet the REVISED Eligibility Guidelines, at right.
2. For a quick overview, see Sponsor Program FAQs (pdf).
3. For a more in-depth program description, see Program Overview (pdf).
4. TO APPLY: Open the Sponsor Application, print and mail us your completed application OR complete the application in the .pdf format and email it to Erika Lund. Then fill out the Background Security Check fax cover form and Volunteer Consent form and fax to Choice Point (fax number on form). We will be in touch with you once your application has been processed.

Applications will be accepted from April 2010 to August 2010.  Note that the Sponsor Family training will take place on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 7 p.m. with location to be determined. Cadets and sponsor families will be assigned mid-July this year. The Meet and Greet will be held on Thursday, July 22, 2010 with a drill in honor of the sponsor families on the parade field beginning at 5 p.m. and dinner with your sponsor cadet immediately following.

Existing sponsors:

Please make sure we have your current email address on file as most of our communication is done via email.

All current sponsors will automatically receive an application package for the incoming Class of 2014 in the spring of 2010. Following Coast Guard Academy policy, all sponsors, new and existing, may be asked to provide additional information needed to conduct a background security check.

Please note, all sponsors must submit a new and complete application for the Class of 2014. Also, keep in mind that there will be a mandatory family training tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, 2010, for those who have not attended training in the past five years. We will begin assigning cadets and families in mid-July.

If you do not wish to Sponsor a cadet from the Class of 2014, please email Erika Lund so you may be removed from our distribution list.

Sponsor Family Program Coordinator: Erika Lund