Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation annually sponsors scholarships to further the postsecondary education of Navy dependents from the aviation community. Applicants must be dependent children and spouses of active duty, retired, honorably discharged, or deceased Enlisted or Officer U.S. Navy personnel who serve or have served in the U.S. Navy Aviation. Dependent children candidates must be unmarried natural born, adopted or stepchildren (up to the age of 23 of the application year) of the officer or personnel. They may either be graduates or graduating seniors of an accredited high school or home school equivalent; or current college or trade school students. They must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited institution as a full-time student, taking a minimum of 12 credits per semester. Dependent spouse candidates must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited institution as a full-time or part-time student taking a minimum of 6 credits per semester. Any spouse or child (natural born, adopted or stepchild) of a member of the U.S. Navy who died while on active duty serving within a U.S. Navy aviation command may qualify regardless of length of service of the deceased sponsor. The applicant's sponsor must have served at least eight years of active duty, or ADSD (Active Duty Special Duty) such as a reservist who has been called upon to work full-time for a specified amount of time in an aviation or subordinate command, or a combination of both within the U.S. Navy aviation community. High school students must have a 3.0 GPA; college freshmen must have a 2.5 GPA; college sophomore, junior or senior students must have a 3.0 GPA; military spouses must have a 2.5 GPA. New applicants will not need to submit time in service documents but must indicate the name of the family member who has pre-qualified and proof of dependency. All students applying must complete Step 1 - The Pre-Qualification by February 1 in order to move on to Step II - The Application with the deadline of March 1. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation for more information.