Each year, grants are awarded to students in honor of individuals or organizations that exemplify service to the U.S. Air Force. Currently, the Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) has $5,000 scholarships available for children and spouses of active duty and retired Airmen. Awards are based on financial need and take into consideration a family’s income and the student’s educational costs.
The education support for Airmen and their children helps pay for college through the AFAS Merit Scholarship and the needs-based General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant, also known as the Hap Arnold Grant.
A select group of incoming college and university freshmen who complete the Hap Arnold Grant are invited to apply for the AFAS Merit Scholarship. Applications are evaluated based on GPA scores, high school transcripts and written essays. Topics focus on issues that adversely affect school and college campuses, including sexual assault, bullying, and school shootings.
“Our Airmen and their families rely on the financial support we provide through the educational grants and scholarships,” said Air Force Aid Society CEO and retired Lt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr. “Thank you to our generous donors, who make what we do possible. It means a great deal that we are able to provide financial relief to help offset rising college tuition costs for so many Air Force families.”
Students who apply for the Henry Hap Arnold education grants are also eligible to receive an additional $1,000, no-interest AFAS supplemental education loan to cover incidental college expenses.
Since launching the education program, the Air Force Aid Society has awarded over $167 million in Henry Hap Arnold education grants to 109,499 students, and 229 merit scholarships totaling nearly $1 million.
“Providing educational support to the families of Airmen is the generational impact that our founders General Henry Hap and Mrs. Bee Arnold envisioned when AFAS was established over 76 years ago,” said retired major general and Air Force Aid Society president William A. Moorman in a statement. “We are excited to continue their legacy in recognizing the academic excellence of these students with these awards.”
Students will be contacted directly by AFAS in May each year. Those students chosen to receive a Merit Scholarship are announced in July each year.
Apply before April 30, 2020. Click here for more information.
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