Eligibility

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High school graduate and child or grandchild of a current or former Naval Aviator, Naval Flight Officer, 
or Air-crewman.

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Children/grandchildren of individuals who served onboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. 

- And -

Accepted for undergraduate enrollment at an accredited college.

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Applications are available on ~15 December and due back at TEF headquarters by ~01 March each year.

Please check the TEF Web pages for the exact TEF Scholarship application opening and closing dates for that academic year.

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TEF awards over 100 scholarships annually averaging more than $3,000 per grant with our top grant awarded at $15,000. A number of our TEF grants are awarded to students pursing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math) curriculum. All TEF grants assist Naval Aviation legacy undergraduate students obtain a higher education. 

 

As part of TEF’s ongoing educational program, we send over 1,000 quarterly copies of the “The Hook” magazine to U.S. high schools, colleges, and NROTC/ NJROTC units. 

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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.