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NOSCO is offering scholarships to eligible U.S. Navy family members on
Okinawa with SOFA status. Scholarships are available to graduating high
school seniors, continuing college students, and spouses. All scholarships
will be awarded for an accredited college, university, or vocational/trade
school studies.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2008
A PDF of the application
packet is available here.
How does NOSCO raise funds?
A percentage of the proceeds from the Navy Fleet Gift Shop Home Store
and the Navy Fleet Kids' Cottage on Camp Lester supports NOSCO and the
NOSCO Scholarship Fund throughout the year. The gift shops are non-profit
businesses primarily staffed by volunteers. Once a year NOSCO hosts an
Art Auction and all profits from this event go toward the NOSCO Scholarship
Fund.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible, an applicant must:
A. Be an unmarried family member or a non-active duty spouse of a sponsor
who is:
1. Active duty U.S. Navy personnel of any rank/rate assigned to Okinawa
through the application deadline date (March 31, 2008); or
2. Retired U.S. Navy personnel living on Okinawa; or
3. Civilian personnel attached to the U.S. Navy and assigned to Okinawa
through the application deadline date (Applicant must provide written
affidavit from sponsor's CO stating that the sponsor is attached to
the U.S. Navy); or
4. Deceased, but who met one of the above criteria prior to death.
B. Have current SOFA status if sponsor is on an accompanied tour.
C. Minimum 2.5 GPA.
D. Plans to attend a fully accredited two to four-year college, university,
or vocational/trade school as a full-time student.
E. Military academy appointment or non-acceptance by a college, university,
or vocational/trade program by July 31, 2008 will make the applicant ineligible.
Dependents of Marine, Army, Air Force or DoDDs sponsors are ineligible
to apply.
What are the selection criteria?
Scholarship selection will encompass a variety of areas including academic
merit, extracurricular activities, community service, letters of recommendation,
and a personal letter. The scholarship will be awarded without regard
to the gender, race, or creed of the applicant, school to attend (excluding
military academies), and rate/rank of sponsor. The amount of the awards
will be determined during the scholarship selection process.
What will the scholarship pay?
Successful applicants will be awarded scholarship funds to be used for
tuition and fees at any college, university, or vocational/trade school
of their choice. (No award will exceed the cost of one year's tuition.)
Where do you get
an application?
A PDF of the application
packet is available here. Applications are also available from the
Navy Fleet Gift Shops.
When is the application
due?
Completed applications must be submitted to the Navy Fleet Gift Shop at
Camp Lester no later than March 31, 2008. (No exceptions will be made.)
Please plan for a minimum of two weeks to prepare your application in
order to compile all the required information and materials.
When will the scholarships
be awarded?
Applicants will be notified regarding the outcome of the selection process
no later than May 1, 2008, and will be invited to an award reception.
All monies are to be used for one academic year (fall 2008 through summer
2009).
When are the deadlines?
Application due: March 31, 2008
Copy of the bill and disbursement form due: No later than May 31, 2008
Scholarship distribution on: August 1, 2008
Where are the Navy Fleet Shops?
Navy Fleet Gift Shop Home Store
Building 6044 on Camp Lester; one block behind the U.S. Naval Hospital,
in the Quonset hut next to Kuwae Preschool.
Phone: 643-7841
Hours: Wednesday 1000 - 1800; Thursday - Saturday 1000 - 1500
The Home Store will remain open until 6 p.m. on shipment opening days.
Navy Kids Cottage
Building 6064 on Camp Lester; on block behind the U.S. Naval Hospital
and next to the Stork's Nest.
Phone: 645-8812
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 1000-1500
Whom should I contact for
more information?
Please direct all questions to the NOSCO First Vice President Elizabeth
Biddle (biddlene@hotmail.com
or 897-4914). The mailing address is as follows: Elizabeth Biddle, c/o
Navy Fleet Gift Shop, PSC 482 Box 2862, FPO AP 96362
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