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1) Complete the attached preliminary application form, the "Gen. Henry H. Arnold AFAS Education Grant Program Application". Section A should be completed by the student applicant. Section B should be completed by the Air Force member. (For children of deceased members, other parent or guardian should complete Section B; surviving spouses of deceased members should complete Section B with deceased member's information, with exception of mailing address and home phone number, providing their own work phone number and signature.)
2) ALL student applicants must attach front and back copies of military ID card and sponsoring member's qualifying documentation as follows:
- Active Duty - attach front and back copies of ID card and copy of assignment orders to present duty station.
Title 10 AGR/Reserve attach front and back copies of ID card and copy of extended active duty orders showing active
status through December 1, 2008. (All Active Duty members sponsoring spouses for grants must be on active duty
status through December 1, 2008). NOTE: Spouses living stateside while member is PCS overseas
(including Alaska and Hawaii) must provide verification of residence within lower 48 contiguous states
during the 2008-2009 academic year (i.e. a phone/utility bill for current residence).
- Title 32 AGR - attach front and back copies of ID card showing active duty and orders/contracts showing
performance of full-time active duty through December 1, 2008. (AF Form 526 AGR/USAFR Point Credit Summary
accepted with active duty status through December 2008.)
- Retired - attach front and back copies of ID card and copy of military retirement orders.
(DD Form 214 Statement of Service accepted with reason for separation listed as retirement.)
Retired AGR/Reserve attach front and back copies of ID card and retirement orders (DD Form 214);
notice of eligibility for retired pay at age 60; or retired pay order showing retired with pay on
60th birthday or later.
- Deceased - attach a copy of AF Form 1613 Statement of Service form; or State Death Certificate with copy of
most current military orders.
ONLY CORRECTLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY MARCH 7, 2008 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR A GRANT AWARD.
4) AFAS receives application, verifies applicant's eligibility and Air Force member's status, and forwards correctly completed forms to ACT for processing. Forms needing corrections will be returned to the student applicant. All applicants will be notified of their eligibility within 2 weeks of mailing preliminary application to AFAS HQ.
5) ACT will mail to the student an application packet consisting of two forms: 1) a Family Financial Data Form (FFDF), specifically for the AFAS grant selection process; and 2) a Grade Point Average (GPA) Verification Form. Both forms must be completed and returned to ACT in the envelope provided. Be sure to allow enough mailing time to meet the submission deadline.
ALL DATA MUST BE RECEIVED BY ACT NO LATER THAN APRIL 15, 2008.
6) Once ACT acquires the data from your FFDF and your GPA Verification Form, your application will be processed and evaluated for grant selection.
7) If the applicant is selected for a grant, an award notice, identifying the school selection upon which eligibility was based, will be sent to the student in June 2008. CHANGING SCHOOLS CAN AFFECT ELIGIBILITY. Re-scoring of eligibility is automatic when notice of school change is received. Applicants not selected will also be notified in June 2008.
8) All grant award checks will be made payable to the school, and will be sent in two increments directly to the school's financial aid office. First increment will be disbursed in early August, and the second in early December of 2008. Grant awards for 2008-2009 are valid through July 1, 2009. However, funds may only be used for the academic year for which they were disbursed. Any check not cashed by July 1, 2009 will be canceled and funds will not be reissued.
NOTE: The AFAS Grant Program application deadlines for the 2008-2009 academic year are March 7, 2008 for the preliminary application and April 15, 2008 for the FFDF and GPA forms. You should allow enough mailing time to ensure that the preliminary application and all other forms are received in time to meet deadlines.
Only applicants whose grant application materials (preliminary application, financial data, and GPA verification) have been received by AFAS/ACT by the stated deadlines will be considered for a grant. There will be no extensions to the grant program deadlines!
For questions regarding the preliminary application or processing procedures, CALL THE AIR FORCE AID SOCIETY at 1(800)429-9475, or (703)607-3072, or DSN 327-3072. For questions regarding the FFDF and GPA forms, CALL ACT at 1(800)205-6372. OVERSEAS APPLICANTS CALL (319)341-2266.