Scholarship Undergraduate Graduate

Colonel Kathleen Swacina Scholarship

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Educationa

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Avg. Amount Awarded
345
Days
May 1 2026
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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Description

This scholarship has been established to honor Col. Kathleen Swacina, USA (Ret.), and her accomplishments throughout her career and her affiliation with AFCEA. The Colonel Kathleen Swacina Scholarship will recognize one outstanding college student who has shown the potential to excel in college studies in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Applicants must be a member of the U.S. armed forces or enrolled in a ROTC program; an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. armed forces; or a direct descendant of an AFCEA member or an honorably discharged member of the armed forces. Applicants must be enrolled at an accredited institution in or residing in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida and Alabama, including community colleges. Community college students in their first two years are eligible if they will continue on to an accredited four-year college or university. Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from a professor in the student's STEM major field of study, must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the AFCEA Educational Foundation for more information.

Amount Details

$1,500
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college or two-year college
  • CheckmarkMinimum 2.5 GPA
  • CheckmarkRestricted to female students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Aviation/Aerospace, Computer Science/Data Processing, Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Engineering/Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Statistics, Science, Technology, and Society
  • Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service Checkmark Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above

How to Apply

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Contact edfoundation@afcea.org
Tel: 800-336-4583 Address 4114 Legato Road, Suite 1000
Fairfax, VA 22033