AFSA Scholarship Application Instructions - I. Eligibility Criteria and General Information

Eligibility Criteria and General Information

Students must be claimed as dependent on the most recent IRS tax form by a US government Foreign Service employee (active, retired with pension, deceased or separated) who has served or is serving at least a year abroad with a foreign affairs agency as defined by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Department of State, USAID, USIA, IBB, Commerce Service or Foreign Agriculture Service).

Children of AFSA Committee on Education members are ineligible for AFSA awards or scholarships.

Attend or will be attending full-time (12 credit hours or more) as an undergraduate at a 2 or 4 year accredited college, university, community college, art school, or conservatory (stateside or overseas).
Maintain a satisfactory academic record (cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale).
Complete his/her undergraduate degree in four years.
Demonstrate financial need.

Have at least one parent a member of AFSA or AAFSW.
Be a high school senior.
Maintain a satisfactory academic record (2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or C average).

General Information

Applicants are required to reapply each year for AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships while AFSA Merit Awards (Art and Academic) are one-time only prizes. AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships are intended to supplement college aid and cannot reduce university scholarships or university grants. Award winners must write a thank you letter to their scholarship donor or scholarship contact. Students may apply for all three AFSA scholarship programs, if eligibility requirements are met. Applications can be mailed, faxed or emailed and can be sent in piece-meal. AFSA can not process any application that is incomplete, and it is the applicant's responsibility to see that all scholarship materials arrive at AFSA by February 6. Applicants are also responsible for updating AFSA on any address changes throughout the year. Save these instructions.

Contact Information:

Lori Dec
Scholarship Director
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Scholarship Program
2101 E Street NW Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-944-5504 Fax: 202-338-6820
E-mail: dec@afsa.org Internet: www.afsa.org

AFSA's Awards Description



Eligibility Criteria and General Information

AFSA's Awards Description

To be eligible for any AFSA Scholarship Program:

Students must be claimed as dependent on the most recent IRS tax form by a US government Foreign Service employee (active, retired with pension, deceased or separated) who has served or is serving at least a year abroad with a foreign affairs agency as defined by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Department of State, USAID, USIA, IBB, Commerce Service or Foreign Agriculture Service).

Children of AFSA Committee on Education members are ineligible for AFSA awards or scholarships.

For an AFSA Financial Aid Scholarship, a student must:

Attend or will be attending full-time (12 credit hours or more) as an undergraduate at a 2 or 4 year accredited college, university, community college, art school, or conservatory (stateside or overseas). Maintain a satisfactory academic record (cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale). Complete his/her undergraduate degree in four years. Demonstrate financial need.

For an AFSA Merit Awards (Academic and/or Art), a student must:

Have at least one parent a member of AFSA or AAFSW. Be a high school senior. Maintain a satisfactory academic record (2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or C average).

General Information

Applicants are required to reapply each year for AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships while AFSA Merit Awards (Art and Academic) are one-time only prizes. AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships are intended to supplement college aid and cannot reduce university scholarships or university grants. Award winners must write a thank you letter to their scholarship donor or scholarship contact. Students may apply for all three AFSA scholarship programs, if eligibility requirements are met. Applications can be mailed, faxed or emailed and can be sent in piece-meal. AFSA can not process any application that is incomplete, and it is the applicant's responsibility to see that all scholarship materials arrive at AFSA by February 6. Applicants are also responsible for updating AFSA on any address changes throughout the year. Save these instructions.

Contact Information:

Lori Dec Scholarship Director American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Scholarship Program 2101 E Street NW Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 202-944-5504 Fax: 202-338-6820 E-mail: dec@afsa.org Internet: www.afsa.org

AFSA's Awards Description