Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) Dependent Scholarships

The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) funds 11 named scholarships a year for Airmen, Guardians, and their families; four are aimed at dependent children heading into or attending college. The Colonel Aaron Burgstein Memorial Scholarship gives $1,000 annually to minor dependents of active, Guard, Reserve, veteran, or retired members of any service branch. The Lt. Col. Romeo and Josephine Bass Ferretti Scholarship provides $5,000 to a minor dependent of an enlisted Air or Space Force Airman pursuing an undergraduate STEM degree. The John C. and Blanche Lee Lindsay Memorial Scholarship awards one $2,500 scholarship to a child of USAF members. The Dr. Sydell Perlmutter Gold Memorial Scholarship gives $5,000 a year, renewable up to $20,000 total, to a daughter of an Active, Guard, or Reserve Air Force member pursuing a STEM bachelor's degree. No AFA membership is required, and applications for the full slate of AFA scholarships open December 1 and close April 30 each year.

Eligibility

DemographicsBurgstein Scholarship is open to dependents of any service branch; Ferretti Scholarship requires an Air/Space Force enlisted parent and a STEM major; Perlmutter Scholarship is limited to daughters of Active/Guard/Reserve Air Force members pursuing a STEM degree. No AFA membership required to apply.

Applying

Four dependent-focused named funds: Burgstein ($1,000/yr, any service branch), Ferretti ($5,000, AF/Space Force enlisted family, STEM), Lindsay ($2,500, one award, USAF family), Perlmutter ($5,000/yr, renewable up to $20,000 total, AF family, STEM, daughters only).