The 2025 Tailhook Educational Foundation Scholarship Applications will be open from the 15th December, 2024 thru 1st March, 2025

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. 

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Accepted for undergraduate enrollment at an accredited college.

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Applications open and are available at 1200 noon PST on 15 December and are due back to TEF by 1200 noon PST on 01 March each year.

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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 $4,000 per grant with our top grant awarded at $15,000. A number of our TEF grants are awarded to students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, 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 nearly 1,000 quarterly copies of the “The Hook” magazine to U.S. high schools, colleges, NROTC/ NJROTC units, and Military Service Academies.  TEF also sends ‘The Hook” magazine to our 100-plus awardees each year they receive a TEF grant.

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TEF scholarships are only made possible by the continued generosity of our individual supporters and our organizational and industry partners. All donations to TEF are tax deductible as charitable contributions.