The Nautilus Alumni Association, Inc. (NAAI) has established the Nautilus Educational Assistance Fund (NEAF) to provide undergraduate scholarships for spouses and descendants of current or former crew members of USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) through The Nautilus Scholarship Foundation. The number of awards and the amount of the scholarship may vary annually and will be determined prior to selection each year. The Nautilus Scholarship shall be awarded to spouse, child, grandchild, great grandchild, or step child, step grandchild or great step grandchild of a crewmember or former crewmember of USS Nautilus who has served honorably aboard Nautilus for at least 30 days. For applicants who are children of the sponsor, they must be a high school senior or be currently enrolled as a student in a college or an accredited vocational or technical institute; be unmarried and under the age of 24 at the time of the application deadline; and intend to or be enrolled as a full-time student working toward their first Associate's or Bachelor's degree, or be working toward a vocational or technical certification at an accredited institute. Scholars attending any Military Service Academy are not eligible for the Dolphin Scholarship. For applicants who are a spouse of the sponsor, they must intend to or be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student with a minimum of 12 credit hours per year in order to receive their first Associate's or Bachelor's degree at a two or four year accredited university, or college or be working toward a vocational or technical certification at an accredited institute. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation for more information.