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The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Scholarship Fund offers need-based, undergraduate Financial Aid Scholarships and Merit Awards for high school seniors of Foreign Service children. Applications are available on November 15, and the submission deadline is February 6.

 
  Academic Merit Art Merit Financial Aid
Who Can Apply

Children of AFSA or AAFSW* members who are high school seniors

* AAFSW stands for Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide.

www.aafsw.org

Children of AFSA or AAFSW* members who are high school seniors

* AAFSW stands for Associates of the American Foreign Service  Worldwide.

www.aafsw.org

Tax dependent children of
Foreign Service employees who are  high school seniors or full time undergraduate college students
All Eligibility Details Elibigility Elibigility Elibigility
Description and Award Amounts

Academic Merit
- Fifteen (15) $1,800 awards
- Six honorable mention awards at $800

- Best Essay & Community Service Award - each $250

Art Merit
- One $1,800 award

- Two honorable mention awards at $800

Financial Aid

Approximately 70 need-based scholarships ranging from $1,000-$3,500
Bestowed May 2010 May 2010 Aug and Dec 2010
Instructions Academic Merit Instructions Art Merit Application Instructions Financial Aid – Instructions
Application Components 1. Academic Merit Application

2. High school transcripts including SAT scores using the AFSA Transcript Form

3. Two page essay

4. Two letters of recommendation using the AFSA Recommendation Form

 1. Art Merit Application

2. High school transcripts using the AFSA Transcript Form

3. Art two page essay

4. Two letters of recommendation using the AFSA Recommendation Form

5. Art Submission in

  1. creative writing
  2. musical arts
  3. visual arts
  4. dance
 1. Fin Aid Application

2. High school or college transcripts –  AFSA Transcript Form is not needed

3. CSS PROFILE  to assess financial need (apply online)
Timeline Merit  Timeline Merit Timeline Financial Aid Timeline
 

Lori Dec
AFSA Scholarship Program
 2101 E St NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-944-5504 (ph)
202-338-6820 (fax)
 dec@afsa.org
www.afsa.org/scholar

 
 
 
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