The Wings Over America Scholarship application for the 2025 - 2026 scholarship season is now open.
Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation annually sponsors a minimum of 50 scholarships to further the postsecondary education of Navy dependents from the aviation community. 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 and manditory fees only at an accredited institution.
Recipients are selected on the basis of scholastic merit, community service, extra-curricular activities and character. All applicant's personal information is redacted to ensure a blind selection process.
If an applicant's tuition and mandatory fees are 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.
October 1st Pre-Qualification Opens
February 1st at 5:00 PM (EST) Deadline for Pre-Qualification Submission
March 1st at 5:00 PM (EST) 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 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. NEW THIS YEAR Dependent Spouse 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.
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 enter sponsor command information or 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
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:
Please see our Administered Scholarship page for eligibility information for the scholarships listed.
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
