The Tailhook Educational Foundation
2019 Scholarships
The Tailhook Educational Foundation (TEF) is a California based 501(C)3 nonprofit organization. TEF’s charter is to educate the public on United States Navy carrier aviation and its importance to our country's national security.
TEF awards over 100 scholarships annually ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 per year. A number of our TEF grants are awarded to students pursuing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math) curriculum. All TEF grants assist Naval Aviation legacy undergraduate students obtain a higher education.
TEF scholarships are only made possible by the continued generosity of our individual and organizational donors. All donations to TEF are fully deductible as charitable contributions.
The TEF Tax ID is: 33-00487778
In 2019, TEF awarded 105 scholarships to our brightest Naval Aviation legacy students.
2019 Scholarships
CDR CHUCK SWEENEY SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Emma Arthur
Hastings, NE
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Sponsored by
Tailhook
LCDR CHARLES A. BRACKIN “DIRTY SHIRT” MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Jennifer Tennant
Hollywood, Maryland
University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by
The Family and Friends of LCDR Charles A. “Chuck” Brackin, USN(Ret)
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Jesse Boyce
Greer, SC
Clemson University
Sponsored by
Tailhook
RADM RUSSELL GORMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Callie Davis
Severna Park, MD
University of Richmond
Sponsored by
The Russell Gorman Estate, Family & Friends
THE CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Cooper Wilson
Coronado, CA
Fordham University
Sponsored by
Donations from Hook 2011 Reunion Attendees