AF clubs offers scholarships



Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs

6/23/2011 - SAN ANTONIO  -- For the 15th year in a row, the Air Force Services Club Program will award $25,000 in scholarship funds.

The Air Force Services Club Membership Scholarship Program is a club member-only program intended to help club members and their families defray the cost of higher education. Twenty-five winners will be selected and each will receive a $1,000 award.

Applicants must be a current Air Force club member or dependent family member to participate. They must also be accepted by or enrolled in an accredited college/university for entry during the 2011 fall term as a part-time or full-time student.

To apply, applicants must submit a one-page 500 words or less essay on this year's topic: "My Contribution(s) to the Air Force." Applicants must also submit entry forms available at all force support squadron facilities or online at www.afclubs.net/CN_Scholarship.htm.

All scholarship packages must be submitted in person to a local installation Club Membership Scholarship Program point of contact by July 1. Winners will be announced in mid-September, and winner essays will be posted on the Air Force Services Clubs website at www.afclubs.net.

For more information about Air Force clubs and scholarship information, visit your local club, www.afclubs.net or www.myairforcelife.com.