Grant Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be in one of the following categories (items 1-3) and meet all other eligibility criteria listed below (items 4-6):
  1. Dependent sons and daughters of Air Force members in one of the following categories:

    • Active Duty, Title 10 AGR/Reserve on extended active duty, and Title 32 AGR performing full-time active duty. All members must be on active duty through December 1, 2011 (all other Guard and Reserve are not eligible).
    • Retired due to length of active duty service or disability, or retired AGR/Reserve with 20+ qualifying years creditable for retired pay (all others are not eligible).
    • Deceased while on active duty or in retired status.

  2. Spouses of Active Duty members and Title 10 AGR/Reservists on extended active duty. Member's active duty status must extend through December 1, 2011. Eligible spouses must:

    • Reside and attend school within the lower 48 contiguous states during the academic year.
    • Be legally married to member (not separated or pending divorce) at time of application and disbursement of award.

    Spouses of Active Duty members residing overseas (including Alaska and Hawaii) during the academic year have access to a separate AFAS grant program, called the Spouse Tuition Assistance Program (STAP) and therefore, are not eligible under this program.

  3. Surviving spouses of Air Force members who died while on active duty or in retired status.

  4. Will be a high school graduate enrolled or accepted as a full-time undergraduate student in the 2011-2012 academic year.

    NOTE: Students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses should check with their school official to verify their enrollment as meeting school's full-time status requirements.

  5. Will be enrolled or accepted in an accredited college, university or vocational/trade school approved by the U.S. Department of Education for participation in federal aid programs.

  6. Maintain at least a cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 grading scale.

    7. NOTE: Eligibility in future years requires previous grant recipients to demonstrate satisfactory progress by promotion in school grade level. Awards are not automatically renewed; students must reapply and recompete each year.