WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) awards $2.6 million to 1,723 students for the 2022-2023 tutorial 12 months. Grants and scholarships vary from $500 to $5,000.
“We realize there is a student loan debt crisis in our country,” mentioned AFAS CEO, retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright. “We remain committed to helping to ease the financial burden for so many of our military families through our education program. Without the grants and scholarships we offer Air and Space Force dependents, many would graduate with debt that could take years to repay.”
Grants awarded annually are based mostly on monetary want and consider the household’s revenue and the scholar’s instructional prices, whereas advantage scholarships are given solely to a choose group. To be thought of for a advantage scholarship, freshman college students should first full the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant software. Because the scholarships are merit-based, solely freshman candidates with a 4.0 GPA are invited to use.
Since launching the schooling program, AFAS has awarded over $186 million in General Henry H. Arnold Education Grants and $1.3 million in advantage scholarships.
Applications for the General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant open annually in January. To be taught extra about eligibility necessities or software particulars, go to www.afas.org.
About Air Force Aid Society
The Air Force Aid Society is a 4-star Charity Navigator-rated nonprofit group. Founded in 1942, the Air Force Aid Society’s mission is to assist relieve monetary misery of Air Force and Space Force members and their households and help them in attaining their instructional objectives and bettering their high quality of life by offering proactive applications. In 2021 alone, the Air Force Aid Society offered over $13.5 million in help to greater than 19,000 Airmen, Guardians, and their households, via emergency help, schooling and group applications. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., the Air Force Aid Society administers help via Airman and Family Readiness Centers around the globe and maintains cross-servicing agreements with the Army Emergency Relief, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief, the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance and the American Red Cross to supply emergency help 24 hours a day, one year a 12 months. To be taught extra concerning the Air Force Aid Society, please go to www.afas.org or observe us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.
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