Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation annually sponsors 50 scholarships to further the postsecondary education of Navy dependents from the aviation community. Most scholarships are $5,000 and some are renewable.
Scholarships may be used for trade school certification, community college or four-year university/college undergraduate study
and may be used for tuition only at an accredited institution.
If an applicant's tuition is fully covered by other scholarships from their institution, ROTC, or Post 9/11 Bill/Yellow Ribbon benefits,
they are ineligible to receive a scholarship. Students attending service acadamies are also ineligible.
The recipient must accept the award for both fall and spring semesters.
If a recipient is planning on using Post 9/11 Benefits for one semester, then they must decline the scholarship.
DOWNLOAD WOASF POLICY AND GUIDELINES HERE.
October 1st Pre-Qualification Opens
February 1st Deadline for Pre-Qualification Submission
March 1st Deadline for Application Submission
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS
Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender expression, national or ethnic origin, disability, religion or sexual orientation in the administration of any of its educational policies, programs, and operations.
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 mininimum 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.
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.
*New for 2023-2024 Scholarship Season*
Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation has a NEW application website. ALL students applying MUST complete STEP I - THE PRE-QUALIFICATION by February 1st at 5 PM (EST) in order to move on to STEP II - THE APPLICATION.
If an applicant has completed the pre-qualification in a previous year, they will not need to submit proof of dependency nor time in service documents again.
NEW APPLICANTS WITH SIBLINGS ALREADY PRE-QUALIFIED (within the last five years; 2019-2023)
New applicants who have a previously qualified sibling or parent MUST complete STEP I - THE PRE-QUALIFICATION in order to move on to STEP II - THE APPLICATION.
These new applicants will not need to submit time in service documents but MUST:
Review the following document prior to beginning the pre-qualification to ensure the correct documents are submitted. DOWNLOAD HERE
The applicant's sponsor must have served
These periods may be non-consecutive & do not include time spent in flight school.
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:
In addition to WOASF, applicants may be considered with the same application for our Administered Scholarships, which may include but not limited to the following:
*Command Scholarships may include:
Please see our Administered Scholarship page for eligibility information for the scholarships listed above.
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).
Wings Over America
Scholarship Foundation
770 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 155
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
info@woasf.org
Andrea Meinicke Diamond
Executive Director
a.diamond@woasf.org
757-228-3314
Melissa Garrison
Scholarship Administrator
scholarship@woasf.org
757-228-3532
