Scholarships

Scholarship for NGAUS active life and digital life members and their family members

The AFBA NGAUS Active Life Member Scholarship awards two $5,000 scholarships every July to Active Life members of NGAUS or dependents of Active Life members seeking an undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate degree. The applicant must be a full-time student.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS On July 26, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Patrick D. Jacob and Amanda "Mandy" Ayala Cuadrado were notified that they would be this year's scholarship recipients.

Jacob is a life member of NGAUS and the National Guard Association of Arkansas pursuing an advanced degree in higher education administration.

Cuadrado is the daughter of Capt. Ernesto Ayala, a Puerto Rico Air National Guardsman and a NGAUS lifetime member. She plans on studying industrial chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico.

This year's pool of scholarship applicants included nearly 200 people.

The application period for this scholarship is now closed. Look for more information in 2024.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOUNDED GUARDSMEN

Guard soldiers and airmen who were wounded in an operational or training mission during the Global War on Terrorism are eligible for a $1,000 college scholarship from the Van Hipp Heroes Scholarship Fund.

Established in 2015, Van Hipp donates 100% of the proceeds from his book, The New Terrorism: How to Fight It and Defeat It to The Van Hipp Heroes Scholarship Fund. This initiative is administered by the National Guard Educational Foundation.

The application period for this scholarship is now closed. Look for more information in 2024.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GUARD CHILDREN

Do you know the child of a National Guardsman who was killed in the Global War on Terrorism who is now attending college or planning on attending college soon? If so, they may be eligible for a Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship of up to $6,250 annually. Administered by the National Guard Educational Foundation, the fund has provided more than $500,000 in scholarships over the last 10 years.

Since September 11, 2001, nearly 800 Guardsmen have made the ultimate sacrifice in support of the Global War on Terrorism. These heroes left behind more than 1,000 children. Established in 2011 and underwritten by Leonardo DRS, the Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship Fund provides college scholarships to the children of National Guardsmen who have been lost in service to our nation since 9/11. Over the past decade, NGEF has awarded more than 100 scholarships to students through the Leonardo DRS Guardian Scholarship Fund.

The application period for this scholarship is now closed. Look for more information in 2024.