In December 2005, the AFCEA Northern Virginia (NOVA) Chapter contributed $100,000 to the AFCEA Educational Foundation to establish the Iraqi/Afghanistan War Veterans Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund awards $2,500 annual scholarships to qualified Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. The AFCEA Educational Foundation is pleased to co-sponsor this scholarship opportunity for U.S. War Veterans.
Click here to view the December 7, 2005 Press Release.
Click here for a full listing of winners.
The NOVA Chapter sees its $100,000 as the first installment in a campaign to raise $1Million over the next five years that will generate 20 scholarships for veterans every year in perpetuity.
The NOVA Chapter challenges corporations, other AFCEA chapters and individuals to contribute to the War Veterans Scholarship Fund by making a contribution to the NOVA Chapter or the Educational Foundation. For more information about this cosponsored scholarship, please contact Norma Corrales, director of scholarships and awards, AFCEA Educational Foundation at Email or visit www.afcea.org/education/scholarships or www.afceanova.org.
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Information stated below is in effect for the 2008-2009 school year.
Scholarships of $2,500 each are offered to active-duty and honorably discharged U.S. military veterans (to include Reservists and National Guard personnel) of the Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) or Iraqi Freedom operations who are actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in an eligible major at accredited two- or four-year institutions in the United States. Distance-learning or online programs affiliated with a major U.S. institution are eligible.
PLEASE NOTE: This scholarship is offered twice annually; however, individuals may be awarded only one AFCEA scholarship per year.
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