NHA Scholarship Fund 2022
Application Season Commences on Wednesday, 1 September 2021.
Pre-Screening begins on 1 September and must be completed no later than 24 January. The online application portion must be completed, and all required documentation received by the January 31st deadline. To APPLY or DONATE, go to our website at https://www.nhascholarshipfund.org
Donate. In May 2021, we awarded 21 Scholarships of $3000 and $1500. Of note, we had three enlisted scholarships and three graduate-level scholarships. This year, we intend to award a minimum of fifteen $3500 scholarships. Additional numbers and levels of scholarships may be awarded annually depending on fundraising success. See our funding options at https//www.nhascholarshipfund.org/donations
Apply. Prescreening is required. Applications shall be completed online per guidance contained on the Scholarship Fund website at https://www.nhascholarshipfund.org/prescreening/. The applicant must be:
- Current or prior Active-Duty Reserve Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard rotary wing aviator, aircrewman, or maintenance/support personnel, or
- the natural/step/adopted child, grandchild, or spouse of an Active Duty / Reserve / prior / retired; Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard rotary wing aviator, aircrewman, or maintenance/support personnel.
The applicant must be a high school graduate, a prospective high school graduate or high school equivalent graduate; or current college undergraduate / graduate student, and the applicant must be pursuing a trade certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or graduate degree from an accredited institution.
Eligibility. The applicant and/or sponsor must be a new NHA lifetime member, living or deceased, (on or after 15 Feb 2020) or a NHA member in good standing for a minimum of three years by January 31st of the year applying for a scholarship. Exceptions:
- Active-duty Enlisted (E-6 and below), with a current or past helicopter affiliation (stationed in a helicopter or MV-22 squadron or other helicopter aviation unit) and their family members, are exempt from the NHA membership requirement. A letter from his/her command is required confirming the Sponsor/Applicant is currently serving, or has previously served, in a USN, USMC, or USCG helicopter or MV-22 squadron or other helicopter aviation unit
- First tour active-duty O-1/O-2, who is a 2 Year "Nugget" Member of NHA who does not meet the 3-year requirement.
