The AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation established to render financial assistance for the college-level education of members of the Army Aviation Association of America, Inc. (AAAA), and the spouses, unmarried siblings, unmarried children and unmarried grandchildren of current and deceased AAAA members.

• PURPOSE
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Recognizing that one of the nation's most precious resources is its children, in 1963, the Foundation established an ongoing program of providing scholarship grants to those sons and daughters of its members and deceased members who sought college-entry financial aid.

The program has since been expanded to also provide both scholarship grants and loans to members who seek further education, as well as the spouses, siblings, and children of members or deceased members.

Since the inception of the program in 1963, the Foundation has provided over $3,372,125 to 1,959 qualified applicants, $268,500 was given to 171 qualified applicants in 2007 alone.

The Foundation has pursued an award philosophy where national scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and personal achievement.

The Foundation has awarded individual scholarship grants each year, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 given out as one, two or four year scholarships. Interest-free loans of up to $4,000 ($1,000 a year) are also available.

• WHO QUALIFIES?
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The applicant must be a member of AAAA, or

.. the spouse of an AAAA member or deceased member,

.. the unmarried son or daughter of an AAAA member or deceased member, or

.. the unmarried brother or sister of an AAAA member or deceased member,or

..the unmarried grandchild of an AAAA member or deceased member.

In all instances, the member's effective date of AAAA membership must be on or before May 1 of the previous year in which the applicant is seeking aid unless the member is deceased.

The applicant must be attending an accredited college or university or selected for Fall entry as an undergraduate or graduate. Applicants who will attend a Service Academy are ineligible for a grant or loan. No recipient can hold concurrent AAAA Scholarships.

• APPLICATION PROCEDURE
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Application packets are not available on the web site.

To apply, the applicant should request a Scholarship Grant/Loan Application from:

Mail:
AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
755 Main Street, Suite 4D
Monroe, CT
06468-2830

or

Telephone: (203) 268-2450
FAX: (203) 268-5870
E-MAIL: aaaa@quad-a.org

Return the completed application to the AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., on or before May 1 of the year of college entry. The postmark will govern. Additional supporting data that the applicant will be requested to provide includes:

a References - to be completed by two individuals who are aware of the applicant's abilities and potential.

a School Recommendation - to be completed by an individual who has direct, personal knowledge of the applicant's overall performance as a secondary school or college student.

a Teacher's Recommendation - to be completed by a teacher who has direct, personal knowledge of the applicant's classroom performance.

a Academic Reporting Form - to be completed by the appropriate official in the applicant's school who has access to the applicant's academic history: for all applicants, grade point percentage; for entering freshmen, class rank and test scores. Mandatory for all applicants.

a Essay - For Graduate Student Applicants only. The applicant must submit a 250-word essay about your life experiences, work history, and aspirations. Note – our receipt of this essay is mandatory.

a Current transcript of Grades - the official grade transcript for the applicant's secondary school or college must be provided. Mandatory for all applicants. Graduate applicants must also provide their undergraduate grade transcript.

a Photograph - a photograph is requested to be used for publicity purposes.

• FUNDING THE SCHOLARSHIPS
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There are no paid full or part-time Foundation staff members.

The individual members of the Board of Governors of the AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., serve as unpaid volunteers and include active and retired leaders in Army Aviation. Program reviews are conducted at semi-annual meetings by the Governors.

The Honorary Board of Governors includes many prominent American leaders.

Hundreds of AAAA members - worldwide -donate their time and talents by serving voluntarily as fund-raisers and program participants.

A volunteer National Scholarship Selection Committee of the AAAA Awards Committee is responsible for reviewing all program applications and for selecting the annual scholarship grant and loan winners. Details of the evaluation procedure are available on request.

• HOW YOU CAN HELP
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The program pursued by the AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., has undergone steady and substantial growth in the number of individual scholarship awards it has provided since 1963, as well as the total amount of funds it has made available in annual educational aid.

You can help:

• as an individual, make a direct donation to the Foundation, make a donation through the Combined Federal Campaign, or make a contribution to the Foundation in memory of a deceased AAAA member or friend, or in memory of a deceased family member, or donate via your Last Will and Testament.

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• as an AAAA Chapter member, request your Chapter to participate in the Foundation's Chapter Matching Fund Program.

• as a member of a corporation, encourage your firm to establish a Corporate Matching Fund for the award of scholarships. Eligible applicants affiliated with the corporation either individually or through their member relative will be given preference over other applicants.