The Army Scholarship Foundation (ASF) awards one-year financial scholarships on an annual basis to qualified and deserving students. The scholarships are a means to reward Army families for the sacrifices our soldiers make every day to serve their nation and as a way to help their spouses and children become leaders in American society. As part of the application and review process, ASF aims to get a complete picture of the student and family.
In addition to information about yourself and your school, work, and volunteer activities, you will need to provide a number of attachments to complete your online application. To help you prepare, here is a list of information for you to pull together prior to starting your application.
- Parent or Spouse Proof of Service - Statement of Good Service for active duty or Form DD214 for veteran
- High School Transcript
- College Transcript - if applicable
- Applicant Proof of Service - if applicant has own military service: Statement of Good Service for active duty or Form DD214 for veteran
- IRS Form 1040 for family - pages 1 and 2 only. If more than four dependents, also include the list of additional dependents
- FAFSA Submission Summary - FAFSA Form Answers and Student Aid Index (SAI)
- Color Photograph
- Essay - a 325-word (maximum) essay, selecting one of the following six topics:
- What are your values and what do you think is important in life? Why?
- Describe your community service or other activities, explaining how this involvement has influenced your life.
- Describe an event that affected you in some way i.e. socially, physically, emotionally or spiritually, giving better insight into you as a person.
- What does the opportunity for higher education mean to you and what will you do with it?
- How have America's military values influenced your life?
- Who is your hero?