ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO Apply 

Dependent children and spouses of active duty, retired, honorably discharged, or deceased Enlisted or Officer U. S. Navy personnel who serve or have served in U. S. Navy Aviation. 

     1. Dependent Children Candidates:
           ~ unmarried natural born, adopted or stepchildren (up to the age of 23 
               of the application year)
            ~ graduate or graduating senior of an accredited high school or home
                school equivalent
            ~ current college or trade school student
            ~ enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited institution as a full-
                time student taking a minimum of 12 credits per semester.     
     2. Dependent Spouse Candidates:
            ~ enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited institution as a full-
                time or part-time student taking a minimum of 6 credits per semester.
     3. Grandchildren Candidates: 
            ~ unmarried natural born or adopted (up to the age of 23  of the 
                application year)
            ~ graduate or graduating senior of an accredited high school or home
                school equivalent
           ~ current college or trade school student
           ~ enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited institution as a full - time
               student taking a minimum of 12 credits per semester.

  • Any spouse or child (natural born, adopted or stepchild) of a member of the U.S. Navy who died while on active duty serving within a U.S. Navy aviation command may qualify regardless of length of service of the deceased sponsor.

Time in Service Requirement

The applicant's sponsor must have served

  • at least eight (8) years of active duty, or
  • ADSD (Active Duty Secial Duty) such as a reservist who has been called upon to work full-time for a specified amount of time in an aviation or subordinate command, or
  • a combination of both within the U.S. Navy aviation community.

These periods may be non-consecutive & do not include time spent in flight school.

Qualifying Commands

The sponsor must have served within the U.S. Navy aviation community. These include subordinate activites and commands, both ashore and afloat, whose primary mission is in support of U.S. Navy aviation.

These include:

  • Aviation squadrons (manned and unmanned)
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aviation Wings and Staffs (including CNATRA)
  • Naval Air Systems Commands to include headquarters staff, PEOs and subordinate commands
  • Naval Air Station-assignment must relate directly to aircraft operations (additional documentation may be required)
  • Assignments to non-aviation activities, where the sponsor's billet assignment related directly to the operation, equipping, instruction, or training of aviation assets of Commander, Naval Air Forces (additional documentation may be required)

Already Pre-qualified OR SIBLING PRE-QUALIFIED

Already Pre-Qualified? Applicants who pre-qualified in a previous scholarship season must still complete Step I, the Pre-Qualification, by the February 1st at 5 PM EST deadline. However, applicants will not be required to enter sponsor command information or upload eligibility documents. 

Siblings Pre-Qualified: All applicants must complete STEP I, the Pre-Qualification, by February 1st at 5 PM EST. If an applicant’s sibling has pre-qualified within the last five years, the applicant is not required to upload eligibility documents, other than proof of sponsor dependency. If the applicant's siblings' pre-qualification is older than five years, command information and eligibility documents will be required.

Review the following document prior to beginning the pre-qualification to ensure the correct documents are submitted. DOWNLOAD HERE

 

Questions ???

Please email us at scholarship@woasf.org with any questions. Be sure to put as the subject line "WOASF-your last name" (for Example: WOASF-Smith).

Andrea Meinicke Diamond
Executive Director
info@wingsoveramerica.us
757-228-3314

Wings Over America
Scholarship Foundation
770 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 155
Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Melissa Garrison
Scholarship Administrator
scholarship@wingsoveramerica.us
757-228-3532

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