The Application is now closed. Please return October 1, 2025 for the next scholarship season.
WOASF administers additional scholarships for specific commands, communities or organizations. These scholarships are offered in addition to WOASF scholarships, so it is possible to be a recipient of a WOASF scholarship and the scholarships below.
To apply for any administered scholarship you must complete the WOASF pre-qualification and scholarship application.
On the application you will have a choice of administered scholarships available, please check all for which you are qualified. You must provide proof of sponsor's service in that command (or community) in order to be considered for administered scholarships.
Administered scholarships can change as Carrier scholarships are often added or removed annually. Check back to see if your command is offering a scholarship this year. **indicates Carriers offering scholarships this year
Funded by the USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Committee, this scholarship is available to all dependents of Navy personnel who currently or formerly served aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (ship’s company, not Airwing). Scholarship money may only be used for tuition charged by the college or university.
Eligibility: Dependent of Ship's company (any time - past or current member). The 8 year requirement of aviation service Does Not have to be met to be eligible for this scholarship.
Funded by the USS Theodore Roosevelt, this scholarship is available to all dependents of Navy personnel who currently or formerly served aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (ship’s company, not Airwing). Scholarship money may be used for any college expenses.
Eligibility: Dependent of Ship's company (any time - past or current member). The 8 year requirement of aviation service Does Not have to be met to be eligible for this scholarship.
Funded by the USS Nimitz, this scholarship is available to all dependents of Navy personnel who currently or formerly served aboard USS Nimitz (ship’s company, not Airwing). Scholarship money may be used for any college expenses.
Eligibility: Dependent of Ship's company (any time - past or current member). The 8 year requirement of aviation service Does Not have to be met to be eligible for this scholarship.
Phillip H. Jones Naval Aviation Scholarship
Sponsored by the Association of Naval Aviation, this scholarship is for children of *Naval Aviators as well as **Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aircrewmen.” Scholarships may be used only for tuition and mandatory fees.
* Naval Aviators are Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard aviators who are rated Pilots or Naval Flight Officers.
** Navy and Coast Guard Aircrewmen and Marine Corps Combat Aircrewmen are those persons formally designated as such and authorized to wear the respective Aircrew warfare badge.
Eligibility: Applicant must be the unmarried dependent child (up to the age of 23 of the application year) of a Naval Aviator or Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Aircrewman (as indicated above) who has served a minimum of 8 years in naval aviation.
The 8 year minimum is waved for children of a Naval Aviator or Aircrewman who has died while serving on active duty orders in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard
Funded by the MPA, this scholarship is available to all dependents of Navy personnel who currently or formerly served in the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance community. Scholarship money may be used for any college expenses.
Eligible commands include: Active Units - VP-1, VP-4, VP-5, VP-8, VP-9, VP-10, VP-16, VP-26, VP-30, VP-40, VP-45, VP-46, VP-47, VP-62 (res), VP-69 (res), VX-1, VX-20, VX-30, VXS-1, VQ-1, VPU-2, VUP-11, VUP-19, CPRW-2, CPRW-10, CPRW-11, CPRG, CTF-57, CTF-67 and CTF-72.
Disestablished Units - VP-6, VP-11, VP-17, VP-19, VP-22, VP-23, VP-24, VP-31, VP-48, VP-49, VP-50, VP-56, VP-60, VP-64, VP-65, VP-66, VP-67, VP-68, VP-90, VP-91, VP-92, VP-93, VP-94, VQ-2, VPU-1 and CPRW-5.
Eligibility: Applicant's sponsor must be a member of the Maritime Patrol Association. All eligibility requirements for WOASF (8 year aviation requirement) must also be met.
Funded by the TRA, this scholarship is available to all dependents of Navy personnel who currently or formerly served aboard USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) as ship’s company, not Airwing. Scholarship money may be used for any college expenses.
Eligibility: Dependent of ship's company (any time - past or current member). The 8 year requirement of aviation service Does Not have to be met to be eligible for this scholarship.
VVOSA has partnered with the Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation (WOASF) to streamline the application process for students, allowing students to draft and submit one consolidated online application that can be used for several military dependent scholarship opportunities. VVOSA merit scholarship applications will be selected/approved by VAW/VRC community members. Also, VVOSA decides the amount and number of scholarships each year. Scholarship money may only be used for tuition charged by the college or university.
Eligibility: Any spouse or college-age child of current and former members (officer and enlisted) of the VAW/VRC community is eligible to apply (see eligible squadrons below). The 8 year requirement of aviation service Does Not have to be met to be eligible for this scholarship.
Candidates submitting applications must be graduates of an accredited high school or equivalent thereof and must plan to attend an accredited vocational or academic institution. Applicants and recipients from previous years may reapply. An individual may be awarded the scholarship twice.
Applicants must be pursing their FIRST undergraduate degree at a college or university or attending technical/vocational school. Any students currently in a Reserve Officer Candidate Program (ROTC) are not eligible. For more information:
Website: www.vvosa.org
Contact: Julie Swanson, vvosascholarship@gmail.com
Eligible VRC/VAW Commands:
VAW: VAW 120- Greyhawks (Training Squadron), VAW 121- Bluetails, VAW 123- Screwtops,VAW 124- Bear Aces, VAW 125- Tigertails, VAW 126- Seahawks, VAW 112- Golden Hawks, VAW 113- Black Eagles. VAW 116- Sun Kings, VAW 117- Wallbangers, VAW 115- Liberty Bells
VRC: VRC 40- Rawhides; VRC 30- Providers
Funded by The Wingman Foundation, Marine Corps Aviation Memorial Scholarships are available to dependent spouses or dependent unmarried children (up to the age of 23 of the application year) of all U.S. Marine Corps Personnel-Enlisted and Officers-active duty, retired, honorably discharged, or deceased who have served a minimum of eight (8) years in Marine Corps aviation commands. Qualified Applicants will be considered solely for The Wingman Foundation Marine Corps Aviation Memorial scholarships.
Funds for these scholarships may be used for tuition only.
Learn more about those remembered by The Wingman Foundation at: https://www.wingmanfoundation.org/remembrance
October 1st Pre-Qualification Opens
February 1st Deadline for Pre-Qualification Submission
March 1st Deadline for Application Submission
Andrea Meinicke Diamond
Executive Director
a.diamond@woasf.org
757-228-3314
Wings Over America
Scholarship Foundation
770 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 155
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
info@woasf.org
Melissa Garrison
Scholarship Administrator
scholarship@woasf.org
757-228-3532
